Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program 2024 West | USDA FS 2024 LSR WEST

Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FS 2024 LSR WEST

The Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Grant Program 2024 West is a discretionary, competitive grant opportunity run by the USDA Forest Service (CFDA 10.664) that focuses on collaborative, science-based restoration of priority rural forest landscapes. The program is built around the idea that the most durable forest and watershed improvements happen when partners work together across boundaries and at a scale large enough to matter. In practical terms, the Forest Service is looking to fund high-impact restoration projects that can show measurable, on-the-ground results, demonstrate strong coordination among stakeholders, and make efficient use of money by leveraging additional public and private resources. A central expectation is that proposed work aligns with priorities already identified in a State Forest Action Plan or another equivalent science-based restoration strategy, so projects are not just locally appealing but also tied to broader, documented landscape needs and objectives.

This particular funding opportunity is for restoration efforts taking place in western states and associated jurisdictions and freely associated states. Eligible project locations include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, along with the Territory of American Samoa, Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republics/States of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The emphasis on "on-the-ground outcomes" signals that proposals should be centered on real landscape treatments and implementation results, not just planning or coordination in the abstract. The grant is meant to move priority landscapes toward improved ecological condition and resilience while supporting broader public benefits tied to forest health, habitat, water resources, and risk reduction.

A wide range of applicant types can apply. Eligibility includes state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations, including both 501(c)(3) nonprofits and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education). This broad eligibility is consistent with the program's collaborative intent, since landscape-scale work often requires partnerships among state forestry agencies, local governments, tribes, universities, watershed groups, conservation nonprofits, and other regional entities that can coordinate implementation across land ownerships and jurisdictions.

From an award structure standpoint, the listed award ceiling is $300,000, indicating the maximum federal amount that may be awarded per project under this opportunity. The posting does not specify the exact number of expected awards in the provided data, but it is clearly positioned as a competitive process rather than an entitlement or formula allocation. The original closing date shown is November 17, 2023, and the opportunity record was created on August 21, 2023, which places it within the FY 2024 cycle even though proposals were due in late 2023. Applicants looking for related versions of the LSR program are directed to use the "Related Opportunities" link to view LSR funding opportunities for the West and South.

One important administrative note in the announcement is that there is a separate FY 2024 request for proposals specifically for Federally Recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations/Villages, and that separate tribal-focused solicitation is posted in Grants.gov. In other words, while tribes are listed as eligible under this opportunity, the Forest Service also maintains an additional, distinct track for tribal and Alaska Native entities, and applicants should confirm which solicitation best fits their status and project goals by checking the related opportunities section.

Overall, the LSR Grant Program 2024 West is best understood as a Forest Service partnership funding tool aimed at accelerating impactful, measurable restoration on priority rural forest landscapes across the western United States and affiliated island jurisdictions, with an emphasis on collaboration, alignment with state- or science-based priorities, and leveraging additional resources to increase the scale and effectiveness of restoration work.

• The Forest Service in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program 2024 West" 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 2023-08-21.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-11-17. (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: 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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