Carbon project development

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a Project Grant for $1,888,647.99 to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe on January 7, 2025 under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). This grant supports climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners, including cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help landowners participate in emerging environmental markets such as carbon offset and ecosystem services programs. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, a federally recognized Native American tribe, will leverage its expertise to deliver specialized services across multiple sectors, including environmental protection, community development, and economic development, to address the program's objectives of increasing climate change adaptation, supporting forest health, and facilitating market access for underserved and historically marginalized landowners.