ClosedOpportunity USDA-FS-2022-LSR

Forest Service Northeast and Midwest Landscape Scale Restoration 2022

Forest Service · Department of Agriculture

At a glance

Forest Service Northeast and Midwest Landscape Scale Restoration 2022 is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Forest Service (Department of Agriculture). The application deadline was November 5, 2021. Individual awards are listed as $25K – $600K, with about 15 awards expected and $4M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, public colleges & universities and 3 more. Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 10.664 (Cooperative Forestry Assistance).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Aug 2, 2021Posted
Nov 5, 2021Application deadline

Posted: Aug 2, 2021
Close date: Nov 5, 2021
Award floor: $25,000
Award ceiling: $600,000
Est. total funding: $4,000,000
Expected awards: 15
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Private colleges & universities

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The purpose if the Landscape Scale Restoration competitive grant program is: “To encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority rural forest landscapes.” This program supports, high impact projects that lead to measurable outcomes on the landscape, leverage public and private resources, and further priorities identified in each State Forest Action Plan or equivalent restoration strategy.

Note: All applicants, except Federally recognized tribes, must have the relevant State Forester(s) sponsor the application. Submit a draft of the application narrative and budget spreadsheet to the relevant State Forester(s) (for where the work will be done) by COB September 24.

This request for applications is for projects achieving on-the-ground outcomes across the 20 Northeast and Midwest states: CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, OH, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, WI, WV.

For projects primarily in Western states, see the Western Forestry Leadership Coalition website.

For projects primarily in Southern states, see the USDA Forest Service Southern Region website.

Projects with outcomes in states across these regions are allowed.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

10.664Cooperative Forestry AssistanceProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 10.664

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$730M

FY25

$920M

FY26

$857M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 10.664. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 10.664

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 946 grant awards had funding actions under Cooperative Forestry Assistance, with 365 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER SERVICES$72.5M
NEVADA DIVISION OF FORESTRY$33.4M
ENERGY MINERALS & NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT$32.7M
GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION$27M
TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE$25M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

sherri.j.wormstead@usda.gov

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Forest Service Northeast and Midwest Landscape Scale Restoration 2022”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Forest Service Northeast and Midwest Landscape Scale Restoration 2022”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $25k – $600k, total estimated program funding is $4,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 15 awards.

How do I apply for “Forest Service Northeast and Midwest Landscape Scale Restoration 2022”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity USDA-FS-2022-LSR), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 10.689