Deadline: 18-Oct-21
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Forest Service has announced a call for proposals for the 2023 Forest Legacy Program to identify and conserve environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to nonforest uses, through conservation easements or fee simple purchase.
The Forest Legacy Program (FLP) is a voluntary land conservation partnership which provides project acquisition grants to participating States through a competitive grant process.
Benefits
Protection of private forests through FLP maintains a multitude of public benefits including:
- Opportunities to hunt, fish, and camp
- Clean and abundant drinking water,
- Habitat for fish and wildlife, and
- Timber, fuel wood, and other forest products.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $94,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $20,000,000
- Award Floor: $5,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Projects are evaluated and prioritized by State lead agencies, in consultation with the State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committees. All States and territories participate except North Dakota, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam. State priorities and eligible areas are identified by the participating states through the Forest Legacy Program Assessment of need requirements that are developed as part of the State Forest Action Plans.
- Projects are submitted to the Forest Service for consideration during a National project review process. Projects are evaluated and prioritized through criteria that evaluate; the ecological and economic importance, the degree of threat of conversion to nonforest use if it is not conserved, and the strategic importance and contribution to the objectives of strategic plans. Project readiness and other factors are also considered.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334768
