Assistance to Forest Landowners with <2,500 Acres of Forestland – Emerging Private Markets for Climate Mitigation and Forest Resilience

Assistance to Forest Landowners with <2,500 Acres of Forestland – Emerging Private Markets for Climate Mitigation and Forest Resilience is sponsored by USDA Forest Service (FS). This program supports the participation of forest landowners who own less than 2,500 acres of forestland in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience.

While not exclusively carbon capture, it focuses on carbon sinks within land management.

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gov Maintenance Calendar USDA Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act Forest Landowner Support Department of Agriculture Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:USDA-FS-2023-IRA-FLS-01 Funding Opportunity Title:USDA Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act Forest Landowner Support Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative Agreement Grant Category of Funding Activity:Environment Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) Category Explanation:Inflation Reduction Act Expected Number of Awards: Assistance Listings:10.

731 -- Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:Nov 06, 2023 Original Closing Date for Applications:Aug 21, 2024 Track A: Proposal budgets greater than or equal to $2 million and less than $25 million are due by October 21, 2023, 60 days following publication.

Track B: Proposal budgets less than $2 million will be considered for funding on a quarterly basis beginning at least 60 days following publication. Track C: Proposals to administer a national competitive regranting program may also be considered. Budgets must be greater than or equal to $5 million, less than $50 million,and include at least 80% sub-awards.

Proposals will be considered on a rolling basis and reviewed at least quarterly. Current Closing Date for Applications:Aug 21, 2024 Track B: Proposal budgets less than $2 million will be considered for funding on a quarterly basis.

Proposals received in each of these listed windows will be evaluated together as separate batches: August 21, 2023 - November 30, 2023; December 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024; March 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024; June 1, 2024 - August 21, 2024. Track A: The submission deadline has passed for proposals with budgets greater than or equal to $2 million and less than $25 million.

Track C: Proposals to administer a national competitive regranting program may also be considered. Budgets must be greater than or equal to $5 million, less than $50 million, and include at least 80% sub-awards.

Archive Date:Sep 30, 2024 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 150,000,000 Award Ceiling:$50,000,000 Eligible Applicants:Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments For profit organizations other than small businesses Independent school districts Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) City or township governments Additional Information on Eligibility: ## Additional Information Agency Name:Forest Service Description:This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is the first in an anticipated series of Landowner Support for Forest Resilience NOFOs.

Landowner Support for Forest Resilience is currently funded by four Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provisions (Public Law No: 117-169. Subtitle D, Sec.

23002(a) (1 ), (2), (3), and (4)), which encompass cost share and payment incentives for forestry practices and support participation of underserved landowners and small-acreage landowners (owning less than 2,500 acres) in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience.

Landowner Support for Forest Resilience falls under the USDA Forest Service's existing Landscape Scale Restoration Program, as authorized under Section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a). This program advances the Biden-Harris Administration's Justice40 Initiative.

Established by Executive Order 14008 on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, the Justice40 Initiative has made it a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal investments, such as climate, clean energy, and other areas, flow to disadvantaged communities. This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) solicits proposals for two IRA provisions: Subtitle D, Sec. 23002 (a)(2) and Subtitle D, Sec.

23002 (a)(3). These provisions provide the USDA Forest Service with funding to: * Support the participation of underserved forest landowners in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience. * Support the participation of forest landowners who own less than 2,500 acres of forest land in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience.

Link to Additional Information:USDA Forest Service, Inflation Reduction Act Forest Landowner Support Grantor Contact Information:If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Forest Landowner Support Staff Mailbox #### Health & Human Services * Frequently Asked Questions ## Your session will expire in 3 minutes. To continue working, click on the "OK" button below.

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