Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FS 2023 LSR SOUTHERN IITF
The Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Grant Program 2023 Southern and IITF is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (CFDA 10.664) aimed at supporting large, collaborative forest restoration projects across priority landscapes. The central idea behind the program is to fund science-based restoration and management work that produces measurable improvements in the public benefits provided by forests, particularly on State and private forest lands. The program emphasizes efforts that align with statewide forest priorities, especially those laid out in State Forest Action Plans or similar statewide assessment and restoration strategies, reflecting the direction established in the 2018 Farm Bill.
This specific request for proposals covers the Forest Service Southern Region and the International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF). Projects funded under this announcement must take place in one or more of the eligible states or territories: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Virginia. Applicants whose work is primarily located in the Northeast or Midwest are directed to the Forest Service Eastern Region LSR opportunity, while projects in Western states are directed to the Western Forestry Leadership Coalition LSR opportunity, meaning applicants need to match their proposal to the correct regional competition.
A key requirement is sponsorship by the relevant State Forester(s). With the exception of federally recognized Tribes, applicants must have the appropriate State Forester sponsor their application, which effectively ensures the proposal is consistent with state-level priorities and planning. The announcement also notes that there is a separate national LSR funding opportunity specifically for federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations or Villages for FY 2023, so tribal applicants may need to determine whether the regional opportunity or the separate national competition is the correct route based on the Forest Service guidance.
Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations, including both 501(c)(3) nonprofits and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education). The funding instrument is a grant, and the program is categorized under environment and natural resources, signaling that proposed projects should focus on forest and landscape restoration outcomes, likely including elements such as improving forest health and resilience, addressing priority threats, and delivering public benefits tied to forests.
For this FY 2023 Southern and IITF opportunity, the posted award ceiling is approximately $600,000 per award, with an expected 20 awards. The Forest Service notes that the ceiling is approximate and depends on the final FY23 regional funding allocation, so actual award sizes could vary. The opportunity was created on August 10, 2022, with an original closing date of November 18, 2022, indicating it followed a defined annual cycle for proposal submission and review. Overall, this program is structured to push partners to work across boundaries, use credible science and planning, and demonstrate measurable landscape-scale outcomes that align with state-identified forest priorities.Apply for USDA FS 2023 LSR SOUTHERN IITF
- The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program 2023 Southern and IITF" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.664.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 10, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 18, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $600,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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