Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Tribes
Competitive grants to tribal organizations, at the request of a federally recognized Tribe, for collaborative landscape-scale forest restoration projects on eligible rural forest lands that reduce wildfire risk, improve habitat, water quality, and/or address invasive species, insects, and disease.
RESTRICTED TO: TRIBAL ENTITIES
⚑ 1:1 non-federal cost share required · Eligible lands are limited to rural non-industrial private forest land and rural state/local government forest land; Indian trust lands and Indian forest land held in fee are eligible · Applicants are limited to tribal organizations as defined in 25 USC 5304(l), and the application requires a letter of support from the relevant federally recognized Tribe
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 25 weak | funds applied research; deep-tech content |
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
Description
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 science-based restoration strategy, such as a Tribal Forest Plan, State Forest Action Plan, or other equivalent 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. Indian trust lands are considered eligible lands, as these lands are included within the definition of “non-industrial private forest land.” Indian trust lands held both by Indian Tribes and by individual Indians are eligible for participation in the LSR program. Indian forest land held “in fee” is also eligible. 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.
Cost Share Required : Grant recipients must match (cost share) the Federal grant funds 1:1 with non-Federal sources.
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.
Eligibility
Tribal organizations as defined in 25 USC 5304 (l) are eligible to apply at the request of a federally recognized Tribe (requires a letter of support from the relevant Tribe).
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: <SM.FS.LSR@usda.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · USDA NIFA conventions SEE A USDA EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — USDA NIFA's document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.