Capacity building through the development of communities of practice for landowner assistance programs

This $350,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) supports the Institute for Conservation Leadership (ICL) in building capacity and developing communities of practice to assist landowner assistance programs. The award will enable ICL, a woman-owned non-profit organization, to provide facilitation services, leadership coaching, and technical assistance to conservation-oriented entities, with a particular focus on supporting state and non-governmental organizations working on environmental preservation and sustainable land management initiatives. The project aims to increase climate change adaptation, support forest health, and facilitate market access for underserved and historically marginalized non-industrial private forest landowners across the United States. The performance period for this grant runs from January 18, 2025, through December 31, 2029.