Agency: Department of Agriculture-Forest Service

  • Competitive Grants for Non-Federal Land Owners: Climate Mitigation or Forest Resilience Grants

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    Agency: Department of Agriculture-Forest Service   Description: $150 million for competitive grants through the Landscape-Scale Restoration Program to assist underserved forest landowners – beginning, in high poverty areas, federally recognized tribes, limited resource producers, or veterans – in climate mitigation or forest resilience practices; $150 million to support the participation of underserved forest landowners in…

  • State and Private Forestry Conservation Programs: Forest Legacy Program

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    Agency: Department of Agriculture-Forest Service   Description: Competitive grants to States through the Forest Legacy Program to acquire land and interests in land. Bill Section: 23003(a)(1) US Code: 16 USC 2103c New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost:      $700,000,000 Timeline:      FY22-31 Implementation Status/Rulemaking:    On June 29, 2023, USFS announced $100 million in Inflation…

  • State and Private Forestry Conservation Programs: Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program

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    Agency: Department of Agriculture-Forest Service   Description: Competitive grants to States, Territories, Tribes, local governments, or nonprofit organizations for tree planting and related activities through the Urban and Community Forestry Assistance program. Bill Section: 23003(a)(2) US Code: 16 USC 2105(c) New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost:      $1,500,000,000 Timeline:      FY22-31  

  • Competitive Grants for Non-Federal Land Owners: Non-Federal Landowners Carbon Sequestration Grants

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    Agency: Department of Agriculture-Forest Service   Description: Grants to states and other eligible entities to pay private forest landowners to increase carbon sequestration and storage on their land. Bill Section: 23002(a)(4) US Code: 16 USC 2109a New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost:      $50,000,000 Timeline:      FY22-31 TCS Notes: Grants made through an existing Forest…

  • Competitive Grants for Non-Federal Land Owners: Wood Innovation Grant Program

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    Agency: Department of Agriculture-Forest Service   Description: Grants under the Wood Innovation Grant Program, including for the construction of new facilities and to haul material removed for hazardous fuels reduction. Bill Section: 23002(a)(5) US Code: 7 USC 7655d New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost:      $100,000,000 Timeline:      FY22-31 TCS Notes: No GHG emission reduction…

  • National Forest System Restoration and Fuels Reduction Projects: Hazardous Fuels Reduction

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    Agency: Department of Agriculture-Forest Service   Description: To complete hazardous fuels reduction projects, defined as activities to protect structures and communities from wildfire, on National Forest System land within the Wildland Urban Interface. Bill Section: 23001(a)(1) New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost:      $1,800,000,000 Timeline:      FY22-31 Implementation Status/Rulemaking:    According to the U.S. Forest…

  • National Forest System Restoration and Fuels Reduction Projects: Vegetation and Watershed Management Projects

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    Agency: Department of Agriculture-Forest Service   Description: To enhance ecological integrity and restoration as prescribed in a Water Source Protection Plan or Watershed Protection and Restoration Action Plan. Bill Section: 23001(a)(2) US Code: 16 USC 6542(d)(1) or 6543(a)(3)) New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost:      $200,000,000 Timeline:      FY22-31  

  • National Forest System Restoration and Fuels Reduction Projects: Old-Growth Forest Protection and Inventory

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    Agency: Department of Agriculture-Forest Service   Description: To establish definitions for mature and old-growth forests, complete an inventory of old growth and mature forest conditions, and develop policy and process to preserve those conditions. Bill Section: 23001(a)(4) New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost:      $50,000,000 Timeline:      FY22-31  

  • State Fire Assistance

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    Agency: Department of Agriculture – Forest Service   Description: State Fire Assistance, formerly known as the National Fire Capacity program, provides technical assistance and 50% cost-share grants to states. According to the Forest Service, the program’s mission is to support and assist State Foresters and local communities in building capacity for wildfire prevention, mitigation, control,…

  • Volunteer Fire Assistance

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    Agency: Department of Agriculture – Forest Service   Description: The Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) program, formerly known as the Rural Community Fire Protection program, provides technical assistance and cost-share grants of up to 50% to volunteer fire departments that cover communities with populations of 10,000 or fewer people. According to the Forest Service, grants focus…