Hazardous fuels reduction to create forest resiliency on private lands cost share program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to the Forest Landowners Association, Inc. under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant, with a performance period from January 7, 2025 to January 6, 2030, supports a "Hazardous Fuels Reduction to Create Forest Resiliency on Private Lands Cost Share Program."

The funding will enable the Forest Landowners Association, a non-profit organization based in Carrollton, Georgia, to provide technical assistance, education, and cost-share support to private forest landowners. The goal is to enhance forest management, conservation, and participation in environmental markets, with a focus on historically marginalized landowners. Key activities include prescribed burning, mechanical thinning, fireline establishment, and forest management education to improve climate change adaptation, forest health, and market access for private landowners in the southeastern United States.