Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program 2023 Tribes | USDA FS 2023 LSR TRIBES

Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FS 2023 LSR TRIBES

The Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program 2023 Tribes (Funding Opportunity Number: USDA FS 2023 LSR TRIBES) is a competitive grant offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, focused on improving the health and resilience of priority rural forest landscapes. The core goal is to fund collaborative, science-based forest restoration efforts that are designed at a landscape scale and produce clear, measurable outcomes. Projects are expected to be high-impact, meaning they should make a meaningful difference across broader forest areas rather than only addressing small, isolated sites. The program also emphasizes partnerships and coordination, encouraging applicants to bring multiple stakeholders together and to align work with established, science-based restoration strategies.

This opportunity is categorized as a discretionary grant under the Environment and Natural Resources funding activity area (CFDA/Assistance Listing: 10.664). The Forest Service is looking for proposals that not only restore forests but do so in a way that demonstrates strong planning, credible science, and on-the-ground results. A key theme is leveraging resources, so proposals that combine federal funds with other public or private support (such as partner contributions, matching resources, in-kind services, or coordinated investments) tend to fit the intent of the program. Another important point is alignment with priorities already identified in science-based restoration strategies, which signals that projects should not be ad hoc but instead tied to broader, evidence-driven plans for improving forest conditions, reducing risk, and supporting long-term landscape function.

Eligibility is centered on Native American tribal governments that are federally recognized. In addition, the program explicitly allows applications from Alaska Native Corporations and Alaska Native Villages, as well as tribal organizations as defined in 25 USC 5304(l). For tribal organizations that are not themselves federally recognized tribal governments, the opportunity requires a letter of support from a federally recognized Tribe or from an Alaska Native Corporation/Village, which functions as a formal confirmation that the proposal has backing from an eligible tribal entity.

Key administrative details include an award ceiling of $300,000 per award and an original application closing date of December 15, 2022. The opportunity record lists the expected awards field without a specified number, and it shows a creation date of August 10, 2022. Overall, the program is structured to reward restoration projects that are collaborative and strategic, grounded in science, capable of demonstrating measurable landscape-level improvements, and strong in their ability to bring together and amplify multiple sources of support.

• The Forest Service in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program 2023 Tribes" 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 2022-08-10.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-12-15. (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 $300,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).

Apply for USDA FS 2023 LSR TRIBES

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