The alliance will use forest service funds to develop and implement education programs through june 30,2026 that will be designed to provide land trusts with skills to be effective land conservation…

The Land Trust Alliance, Inc. received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676), effective September 15, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2027. The Alliance will develop and implement comprehensive education programs designed to enhance the capacity of land trusts to function as effective land conservation and stewardship partners. Additionally, the grant funds initiatives to encourage professional appraisers to obtain specialized training in valuing conservation land—a critical skill for facilitating conservation easement transactions and land acquisitions under the Forest Legacy Program.

Resources and services developed through this grant award, including educational materials and training programs for land trust professionals and conservation appraisers, will be subsidized to ensure affordability or free access to members of the land trust community and affiliated organizations. This approach supports the Forest Legacy Program's mission to protect environmentally important forest areas through voluntary conservation partnerships by building the technical expertise and professional capacity necessary for effective land conservation transactions and ongoing stewardship activities across the United States.

The alliance will use forest service funds to develop and implement education programs through june 30,2026 that will be designed to provide land trusts with skills to be effective land conservation andstewardship partners and to encourage appraisers to undertake the training needed to value conservationland. Resources and services for land trusts and conservation professionals developed by the alliance will besubsidized by grants so that they are affordable or free for members of the land trust community andaffiliates.