Inflation reduction act forest landowner support idaho landowner assistance

This federal Project Grant award of $5,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) supports the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) in delivering services to assist private forest landowners in Idaho.

The funding will be used over a 5-year period from January 2025 to November 2029 to provide cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help non-industrial private landowners in Idaho participate in emerging environmental markets such as carbon offset and ecosystem services programs. The grant aims to increase climate change adaptation, support forest health, and facilitate market access for underserved and historically marginalized landowners. IDL, the state forestry agency in Idaho, will be the primary implementer of these services, drawing on its expertise in collaborative forest management, watershed restoration, and wildfire risk mitigation across federal, non-federal, and tribal lands.