FY24-LSR-Webinar-Office-Hours.pdf

USDA is an equal opportunity provide, employer, and lender.

Fiscal Year 2024 Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Request for Applications for the Northeast and Midwest

Webinar and Office Hours!

Webinar The LSR webinar for applicants with projects in the Northeast and Midwest is Wednesday, September 6, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern (1:00-2:30 p.m. Central).

This optional webinar will provide an overview of requirements and scoring criteria in the first hour, with time for questions afterward.

Please register for this webinar in advance to place the webinar on your calendar.

Note: The webinar recording will be posted in the Grants.gov opportunity when available.

Office Hours Applicants are invited to drop by LSR office hours Tuesdays and Fridays 10-12 Eastern (9-11 Central) from September 12 to November 28 (except not Nov. 10).

Connect to the Teams Meeting on your computer, mobile app, or room device.

Meeting ID: 281 181 095 636. Passcode: racwcy Download Teams | Join on the web

Or call in by phone (audio only): +1 202-650-0123, Phone Conference ID: 270 521 21# Find a local number

Contacts Applicants are encouraged to reach out to the relevant State Forester and Forest Service Field Office Representative during application development to ensure the project aligns with program purpose and eligibility and receive input to strengthen the application.

Overall Program Contact for LSR:

• Eastern Region SPTF LSR Program Lead: Sherri Wormstead, 603-742-6712, sherri.j.wormstead@usda.gov

Forest Service Eastern Region SPTF, Field Office Contacts:

• For New England and New York: Constance Carpenter, Durham, NH, Field Office Representative, 603-809-8666, constance.carpenter@usda.gov

• For Mid-Atlantic States (DC, DE, MD, NJ, OH, PA, WV): Collin Shepard, Forest Stewardship Program Specialist, Morgantown, WV, 304-276-8993, collin.shephard@usda.gov

• For Midwest States (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, WI): Gina Jorgensen, St. Paul, MN, Field Office https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/f6d44cb8-ad8e-4eb9-8e2e-de7d1770844b@ed5b36e7-01ee-4ebc-867e-e03cfa0d4697 https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YzA5ZWFmMmQtOWQxYi00MjkyLWI3ODUtMzYxMmMyNmE2OTZk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ed5b36e7-01ee-4ebc-867e-e03cfa0d4697%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%223ea24fa0-10af-4105-b2e5-a9ba14197adf%22%7d https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/download-app https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/51464f95-f774-44ee-8bbc-6dd420ce7951?id=27052121 mailto:sherri.j.wormstead@usda.gov mailto:constance.carpenter@usda.gov mailto:collin.shephard@usda.gov

USDA is an equal opportunity provide, employer, and lender.

Representative, 651-247-0130, gina.m.jorgensen@usda.gov

For Tribal Entities: Contact the relevant Field Office representative listed above, Sherri Wormstead, or one of the Eastern Region Tribal Relations Specialists:

• Paul Cloutier, Tribal Relations Program Manager, with focus on CT, DC, DE, IA, Southern IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, and WV: 970-792-5300, gene.cloutier@usda.gov

• Kira Kaufmann, Tribal Relations Program Manager, with focus on Northern IL, MI, MN, and WI:

715-401-2610, kira.kaufmann@usda.gov mailto:gina.m.jorgensen@usda.gov mailto:gene.cloutier@usda.gov mailto:kira.kaufmann@usda.gov