Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Tribes 2027
USDA-FS
In context
This call is open to Indigenous communities, local authorities and non-profits and 1 other. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United States.
This USDA Forest Service grant funds collaborative, science-based forest restoration on priority landscapes, targeting wildfire risk reduction, fish and wildlife habitat, watershed health, and invasive pest mitigation. It is aimed at Tribes and Indian trust or fee forest land, with a 1:1 non-Federal cost share required and approximately four awards expected under this Tribal-focused opportunity.
About this grant
The Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Program of the USDA Forest Service encourages collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes. This competitive grant program supports collaborative, high-impact projects that produce measurable outcomes on priority forest landscapes, leverage public and private resources, and advance priorities identified in a science-based restoration strategy such as a Tribal Forest Plan, State Forest Action Plan, or equivalent restoration strategy. Proposals are expected to reduce wildfire risk, improve fish and wildlife habitat, maintain or improve water quality and watershed function, and/or mitigate invasive plants, insects, and disease. The program is expected to award approximately four grants under this Tribal-focused opportunity (USDA-FS-2026-LSR-TRIBAL), with an estimated total program funding of $1,260,000. Projects must be carried out on rural non-industrial private forest land and/or rural state or local government forest land. Indian trust lands, both those held by Tribes and by individual Indians, and Indian forest land held in fee are eligible. Rural is defined as areas outside Census places with more than 50,000 people. Applicants should use the LSR Project Planning Tool to confirm location eligibility. Grant recipients must provide a 1:1 non-Federal cost share matching the Federal award. Applicants may request an optional pre-review of their narrative and budget by submitting a draft to the relevant Forest Service regional contact by December 11, 2026. Full applications must be emailed to [email protected] with a copy to the appropriate Forest Service contact. Additional requirements are set out in the NOFO document.
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Eligibility
Eligible applicants are federally recognized Native American tribal governments and Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments. Tribal organizations as defined in 25 USC 5304(l) may apply at the request of a federally recognized Tribe and must include a letter of support from the relevant Tribe. Projects must take place on rural non-industrial private forest land and/or rural state or local government forest land, including Indian trust lands and in-fee Indian forest land, outside Census places greater than 50,000 people. A 1:1 non-Federal cost match is required.
How it's scored
The source page does not describe scoring criteria, weightings, or panel composition. Refer to the NOFO document for evaluation details.
Key requirements
- ✓Projects must be on rural non-industrial private forest land, rural state or local government forest land, or eligible Indian trust or fee forest land, verified via the LSR Project Planning Tool
- ✓Recipients must provide a 1:1 non-Federal cost share matching the Federal award
- ✓Full applications must be emailed to [email protected] with a copy to the appropriate Forest Service contact by the 2027-01-26 deadline; optional pre-review drafts due by December 11, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does USDA-FS offer?
- Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Tribes offers $100K – $300K.
- When is the Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Tribes deadline?
- Applications close 27 Jan 2027 04:59.
- Who can apply for Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Tribes?
- Eligibility covers organisations in US; indigenous-community, local-authority, nonprofit, consortium. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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