Landscape Resiliency Program is sponsored by Oregon Department of Forestry. Funds landscape-scale projects that reduce wildfire risk on public and private forestlands and rangelands through restoration of landscape resiliency and reduction of hazardous fuels.

Oregon Department of Forestry : Landscape Resiliency Program : State of Oregon Translate this site into other Languages tag, as divs are not allowed in 's --> Landscape Resiliency Program The Landscape Resiliency Program was established through Senate Bill 762, Section 18 (2021) to improve forest restoration and resiliency.

This grant program will fund landscape-scale projects that reduce wildfire risk on public and private forestlands and rangelands, and in communities near homes and critical infrastructure through restoration of landscape resiliency and reduction of hazardous fuels. 2023-25 Landscape Resiliency Projects View the 2023 LRP Applicants overview .

LRP 23-25 project implementation 2-pager LRP 23-25 implementation: full project summary Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Are there any elements of SB 762 to support the enhancement of resiliency in urban settings—i.e., for homeowners?

While not directly for urban homeowners, Section 24 of SB 762 institutes the Small Forestland Grant program that has 3 components: ​Grant (minimum of $10,000) that allows project sponsors to engage multiple landowners. Small parcel rebates for landowners which ODF will administer. Support to Firewise Communities and their neighbors through a simplified application process.

​ Learn more about the Small Forestland Grant Program​. ​​​ Is being part of the county’s hazard mitigation plan required to apply? ​No, being part of the county’s hazard mitigation plan isn’t required to apply.

There are several existing plans in place that will help prioritize projects such as the Forest Action Plan, Community Wildfire Protection Plans, and the Forestry Plan for Oregon. Although helpful to inform the process, inclusion in these plans is not required to apply for this grant. ​ For the landscape-scale grant projects (SB762 Sections 18–20), will only the lands identified on the map be eligible for grants?

​No, landscapes outside of these strategic areas will be eligible. There is a focus on strategic landscapes ready for treatment and the lands on the map will be prioritized in the process as designated in the bill. Where can I access the map?

Any extra points for projects or landowners with locations within the Wildland-urban interface (WUI) boundary as identified in local CWPP? ​No, as the bill directs, this funding is to focus on large, cross-boundary strategic landscapes that may or may not include WUI areas. The footprint of the projects will likely encompass WUI areas but will be reviewed and scored on a much larger scale with multiple partner participation.

The point system will not directly reflect individual locations within WUI boundaries. ​ Will there be funding for monitoring the work that is funded by these grants? ​Yes, at least 10 percent of a project must be monitoring and evaluation.

Interim and final reports will be required. ​ Are there going to be cultural resource surveys or inventories required for these projects? ​Yes, where already required.

All Federal land projects must have been NEPA approved. ​ Is the strategic landscape grant program looking for on the ground projects in particular? ​Yes.

At least 70 percent of project funds must be allocated to treatment activities that reduce hazardous fuel. Some examples of eligible activities include prescribed fire, thinning, pruning, mowing, mastication, chipping or hauling material off-site. ​ Do you or your workgroup envision developing any criteria or guidelines that may disqualify a proposal, or certain aspects of a proposal?

Such as cutting older, larger, ecologically valuable trees over a certain age or size? That will depend on where the project will be conducted. For instance, projects on private lands must follow the Forest Practices Act and projects on federal lands must be NEPA approved.

Additional criteria will follow the bill language: (4) A project under this section may not include commercial thinning on: (a) Inventoried roadless areas; (b) Riparian reserves identified in the Northwest Forest Plan or in federal Bureau of Land Management resource management plans; (c) Late successional reserves, except to the extent consistent with the 2011 United States Fish and Wildlife Service Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina); (d) Areas protected under the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (P.

L. 90-542), national recreation areas, national monuments or areas protected under ORS 390. 805 to 390.

925; (e) Designated critical habitat for species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (P. L. 93-205) or by the State Fish and Wildlife Commission under ORS 496.

172, unless commercial thinning is already allowed under an existing environmental review or recognized habitat recovery plan; or (f) Federally designated areas of critical environmental concern or federally designated wilderness study areas.

​ Does funding for the Landscape Resiliency Program include post-fire recovery activities within recently burned landscapes including reduction of hazard trees, treating noxious weeds, or removing standing dead trees? ​No, there are other recovery funds and federal grant programs available for that kind of work. ​ What is the anticipated timeline for request for proposals?

​View the timeline for the Landscape Resiliency Program grant process​. ​ What is the anticipated size of award for the Landscape Resiliency Program? ​The w​ork group expects to receive cross-boundary, landscape-scale proposals that would invest $2–5 million collaboratively engaging multiple partners.

​ Do you anticipate using all the funding? If not, what happens to the left-over funds? ​The funding is only available through the end of the 2021–23 biennium ending June 30, 2023.

ODF anticipates using all the funds, but if any funds are left over, they would revert to the General Fund. How far back can funds be used as match? If funds were granted prior to July 1, 2021 and they are authorized to fund activities after July 1, 2021, may they be included as match?

Yes, other grants and funding that support work conducted between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2023 may be included as match funds. ​ Can state grants be used as match? Any funds from an other f​​unds stream may be used as match, but Oregon General Fund may not be used as match.

​​​​ The submitting organization has representation on the work group. Will the work group member need to declare a conflict of interest and recuse themselves from reviewing proposals? Work Group members will review, score, and rank proposals and make recommendations to ODF.

ODF will then accept or reject those recommendations and move into the award phase of the projects. Work Group members that would rec​eive a direct benefit from an award will be asked to state that conflict openly to the Work Group and will not be able to score applications submitted by the organization they represent. However, all projects may be discussed with each member.

​ Are the Landscape Resiliency Program grant awards taxable? ​Any award of over $600 is considered taxable income. Successful applicants will need to include a tax identification number in their agreement.

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