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General Information
| 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 AgreementGrant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources 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 |
| Version: | Synopsis 6 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 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 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | For profit organizations other than small businesses County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education City or township governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Special district governments Small businesses Independent school districts State governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| 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:
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| 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: USDA Forest Service
Cooperative Forestry, Forest Landowner Support |