Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FS 2024 LSR SOUTHERN IITF
The Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Grant Program 2024 for the Southern Region and the International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) is a competitive USDA Forest Service grant opportunity focused on large, priority forest landscapes on State and private lands. Its core purpose is to support collaborative, science-based restoration and management projects that deliver measurable improvements in public benefits, such as healthier forests, improved watershed function, reduced wildfire risk, stronger habitat outcomes, and other benefits identified through statewide forest assessments and restoration strategies. The program is closely tied to State Forest Action Plans, meaning proposals are expected to align with the forest health, risk, and conservation priorities already identified by participating states or equivalent planning documents.
This funding opportunity is categorized as a discretionary grant in the environment and natural resources area (CFDA 10.664). The Forest Service is the administering agency. Projects submitted under this specific Southern/IITF request must take place in one or more of the following 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 planning work that is primarily in the Northeast or Midwest are directed to the Forest Service Eastern Region LSR solicitation, while projects primarily in Western states are directed to the Western Forestry Leadership Coalition LSR process. This is important because the LSR program is implemented through regional solicitations, and applications are expected to match the correct geographic competition.
Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and city/township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status. A key requirement applies to most applicants: every applicant except federally recognized Tribes must have sponsorship from the relevant State Forester(s). In practical terms, that means an applicant typically needs to coordinate with the state forestry agency and secure formal support before submitting. The posted notice also flags that there is a separate, national LSR request specifically for federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations/Villages for FY 2024, so Tribal applicants may need to confirm whether they should apply under this Southern/IITF competition or the national Tribal-focused one, depending on the project and solicitation instructions.
Funding levels are competitive and depend on annual congressional appropriations, so awards are not guaranteed even for strong proposals. The listed award ceiling is approximately $600,000 per award, though the notice cautions that this ceiling is approximate and may shift based on the FY 2024 regional allocation. The agency anticipates making about 20 awards under this opportunity. The opportunity was created on August 18, 2023, and the application deadline was December 15, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, which indicates this particular posting reflects the FY 2024 cycle and its submitted applications rather than an open, rolling application window.
Overall, this grant is aimed at multi-partner efforts that operate at a meaningful landscape scale, use science and data to justify restoration approaches, and can clearly demonstrate measurable outcomes tied to state-identified forest priorities. Applicants are expected to coordinate across boundaries and organizations, show alignment with statewide strategies like Forest Action Plans, and ensure required state forester sponsorship is in place before submission.Apply for USDA FS 2024 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 2024 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 18, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 15, 2023 1159 p.m. Eastern, December 15, 2023. (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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