Federal
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Forest Service
01/10/22 Receipt
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, local government agencies, and tribes for activities to conserve forestlands. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to finalize. Funding is intended to support projects involving private forests under threat of conversion to non-forest purposes, which offer recreational opportunities and public access, protect wildlife habitat and water supplies, serve as demonstration sites for private forest landowners, and provide economic benefits from timber and non-timber products.
The Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (Community Forest Program) of the Forest Service offers a unique opportunity for communities to acquire and conserve forests that provide public access and recreational opportunities, protect vital water supplies and wildlife habitat, serve as demonstration sites for private forest landowners, and provide economic benefits from timber and non-timber products.
Program Basics:
Eligible lands for grants funded under this program are private forest that are at least five acres in size, suitable to sustain natural vegetation, and at least 75 percent forested. The lands must also be threatened by conversion to non-forest uses, must not be held in trust by the United States on behalf of any Indian Tribe, must not be Tribal allotment lands, must be offered for sale by a willing seller, and if acquired by an eligible entity, must provide defined community benefits under CFP and allow public access.
Technical assistance funds, totaling not more than 10 percent of all funds, may be allocated to State Foresters and equivalent officials of the Indian tribe. Technical assistance, if provided, will be awarded at the time of the grant. Applicants shall work with State Foresters and equivalent officials of the Indian Tribe to determine technical assistance needs and include the technical assistance request in the project budget.
For eligible costs, see: https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/community-forest-program-road-map-2021.pdf#page=5.
GrantWatch ID#: 177342
Individual grant applications may not exceed $600,000, which does not include technical assistance requests.
The initial grant period shall be for two years, and acquisition of lands should occur within that timeframe.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
National Contact:
Scott Stewart
Forest Legacy Program Manager & Community Forest Program Manager
(202) 205-1618
scott.stewart@usda.gov
Email questions or comments to SM.FS.CFP@usda.gov. All applicants must also send an email to this address to confirm an application has been submitted for funding consideration.
If you are interested in applying, contact your CFP Regional Contact at
https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/contact-us/community-forest-regional-coordinators
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