The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, doing business as the University of Nebraska. The grant will fund the delivery of technical assistance, cost-sharing, outreach, and education to support underserved forest landowners' participation in emerging private environmental markets such as carbon offset and ecosystem services programs. Key objectives include increasing climate change adaptation, supporting forest health, and facilitating access to private environmental markets for landowners who have historically been marginalized. The award has a performance period from January 10, 2025 to September 30, 2029.
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