§ Federal grant opportunity · USDA-FS-2026-LSR
Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Non-Federal Lands
Forest Service is accepting applications for Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Non-Federal Lands. The deadline is January 26, 2027 and the published award range is $100K – $600K.
Key facts
- Funder
- Forest Service
- Application deadline
- January 26, 2027
- Award range
- $100K – $600K
- Eligibility
- federally recognized native american tribal governments, state governments, nonprofits non higher education with 501c3, special district governments, city or township governments, county governments, nonprofits non higher education without 501c3, private institutions of higher education, other native american tribal organizations, public and state institutions of higher education
- Geography
- United States
- Focus areas
- Environment, Natural Resources
- Opportunity number
- USDA-FS-2026-LSR
Program overview
The Forest Service is offering this one LSR non-federal lands Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) which replaces the three regional (Southern/IITF, Western, and Northeast/Midwestern) NOFOs. The purpose of the Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Program is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes. This competitive grant program supports collaborative high impact projects that lead to measurable outcomes on priority forest landscapes, leverage public and private resources, and further priorities identified in a State Forest Action Plan or equivalent science-based restoration strategy. Proposals should reduce wildfire risk, improve fish and wildlife habitats, maintain or improve water quality and watershed function, and/or mitigate invasive plants, insects, and disease. Eligible Lands : LSR projects must be conducted on rural non-industrial private forest land, and/or rural state or local government forest land. See NOFO for more definitions. For the purposes of this program, “rural” is defined as all areas outside Census places greater than 50,000 people according to the latest United States Census. Please use the LSR Project Planning Tool (Project Eligibility) to confirm if your proposed project location is eligible within this definition. Individual Award Funding : Minimum: $100,000 per project. $50,000 per project for the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Freely Associated States of the Republic of Palau (Palau), the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Maximum: $300,000 for single-state projects; $600,000 for multi-state projects. Cost Share Required : Grant recipients must match (cost share) the Federal grant funds 1:1 with non-Federal sources. State Forester Sponsorship : All applications except those submitted by federally recognized Tribes and Tribal organizations require the relevant State Forester(s) to sponsor the project. Each State Forester may sponsor/participate in up to a total of 10 applications, including up to 5 single-state applications and up to 5 multi-state applications. For Tribes and Tribal organizations : Federally Recognized Tribes are limited to 2 applications for this NOFO. There is a separate national LSR NOFO for federally recognized Tribes and Tribal organizations: USDA-FS-2026-LSR-TRIBAL. Federally recognized Tribes and Tribal organizations may apply to either or both NOFOs but cannot receive more than one award for the same scope of work. For additional information and requirements, please refer to the NOFO document, which is posted in both the "Related Documents" tab and in the "Instructions" link located in the "Package" tab.
How to apply
- Confirm your organization meets the eligibility criteria above.
- Read the full funding opportunity announcement from Forest Service.
- Draft your narrative against the funder's stated priorities and review criteria.
- Submit before January 26, 2027, allowing time for registration and validation.
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