USDA Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act Forest Landowner Support
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-FS-2023-IRA-FLS-01
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $50,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Categories
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- Environment
- Natural Resources
- Other
- Eligible applicants
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- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- For Profit Organizations
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- County Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Small Businesses
- Independent School Districts
- City/Township Governments
- State Governments
- Special District Governments
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Forest Service is soliciting proposals for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Forest Landowner Support program. This funding opportunity supports the participation of underserved forest landowners and landowners owning less than 2,500 acres in emerging private markets for climate mitigation and forest resilience. Eligible activities include practice development, technical assistance, outreach, and market facilitation. Proposals will be evaluated on technical merit, strategic impact, and ability to measure environmental, economic, and social benefits. The deadline for Track A proposals over $2 million is October 21, 2023, while Track B proposals under $2 million will be considered quarterly.
This program will award up to $150 million across three tracks: Track A for budgets between $2-25 million, Track B for budgets under $2 million, and Track C for proposals over $5 million to administer competitive regranting. Awards must be completed within 3 years, with an option to extend for 1 additional year. The funding is provided through the IRA Landscape Scale Restoration program, which aims to advance the Justice40 Initiative's goal of directing 40% of federal climate and clean energy investments to disadvantaged communities.
Synopsis
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Update #3 · Latest ·
Updated deadlines: Track A deadline has passed, added more details on Track B review batches. -
This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is the first in an anticipated series of Landowner Support for Forest Resilience NOFOs. Landowner Support for Forest Resilience is currently funded by four Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provisions (Public Law No: 117-169. Subtitle D, Sec. 23002(a) (1 ), (2), (3), and (4)), which encompass cost share and payment incentives for forestry practices and support participation of underserved landowners and small-acreage landowners (owning less than 2,500 acres) in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience. Landowner Support for Forest Resilience falls under the USDA Forest Service's existing Landscape Scale Restoration Program, as authorized under Section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a). This program advances the Biden-Harris Administration's Justice40 Initiative. Established by Executive Order 14008 on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, the Justice40 Initiative has made it a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal investments, such as climate, clean energy, and other areas, flow to disadvantaged communities. This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) solicits proposals for two IRA provisions: Subtitle D, Sec. 23002 (a)(2) and Subtitle D, Sec. 23002 (a)(3). These provisions provide the USDA Forest Service with funding to:
- Support the participation of underserved forest landowners in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience.
- Support the participation of forest landowners who own less than 2,500 acres of forest land in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience.
Update #2 ·
Track A deadline has been changed to October 25, 2023. The deadline for Tracks B and C remains the same (August 21, 2024). Track A applicants are strongly encouraged to submit applications before close of business on October 20, 2023, as Grants.gov will be down for maintenance Oct. 21-24. -
This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is the first in an anticipated series of Landowner Support for Forest Resilience NOFOs. Landowner Support for Forest Resilience is currently funded by four Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provisions (Public Law No: 117-169. Subtitle D, Sec. 23002(a) (1 ), (2), (3), and (4)), which encompass cost share and payment incentives for forestry practices and support participation of underserved landowners and small-acreage landowners (owning less than 2,500 acres) in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience. Landowner Support for Forest Resilience falls under the USDA Forest Service's existing Landscape Scale Restoration Program, as authorized under Section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a). This program advances the Biden-Harris Administration's Justice40 Initiative. Established by Executive Order 14008 on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, the Justice40 Initiative has made it a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal investments, such as climate, clean energy, and other areas, flow to disadvantaged communities. This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) solicits proposals for two IRA provisions: Subtitle D, Sec. 23002 (a)(2) and Subtitle D, Sec. 23002 (a)(3). These provisions provide the USDA Forest Service with funding to:
- Support the participation of underserved forest landowners in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience.
- Support the participation of forest landowners who own less than 2,500 acres of forest land in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience.
Update #1 ·
Publishing posting to public -
This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is the first in an anticipated series of Landowner Support for Forest Resilience NOFOs. Landowner Support for Forest Resilience is currently funded by four Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provisions (Public Law No: 117-169. Subtitle D, Sec. 23002(a) (1 ), (2), (3), and (4)), which encompass cost share and payment incentives for forestry practices and support participation of underserved landowners and small-acreage landowners (owning less than 2,500 acres) in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience. Landowner Support for Forest Resilience falls under the USDA Forest Service's existing Landscape Scale Restoration Program, as authorized under Section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a). This program advances the Biden-Harris Administration's Justice40 Initiative. Established by Executive Order 14008 on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, the Justice40 Initiative has made it a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal investments, such as climate, clean energy, and other areas, flow to disadvantaged communities. This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) solicits proposals for two IRA provisions: Subtitle D, Sec. 23002 (a)(2) and Subtitle D, Sec. 23002 (a)(3). These provisions provide the USDA Forest Service with funding to:
- Support the participation of underserved forest landowners in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience.
- Support the participation of forest landowners who own less than 2,500 acres of forest land in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience.
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