# Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Non-Federal Lands

From USDA Forest Service. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 2 November 2026: Open: apply by 26 January 2027, 23:59 (America/New_York). The funder gives the deadline as “Submit applications in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday, January 26, 2027.”. Send the draft narrative and budget to the State Forester of each state that benefits by 17 December 2026, for sponsorship..
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to $600,000 USD (Up to $300,000 for a single-state project; $600,000 for a multistate one)
- Who can apply: Government bodies, Indigenous organisations, NGOs and Research institutions
- Where: Not found on the pages we read
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Yes
- Restoration approach (our classification): Reforestation, Sustainable land use, Species conservation and Rivers and lakes
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/usfs-landscape-scale-restoration/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/364144

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: US federal matching grants for collaborative forest restoration on rural private, state and local government land that reduces wildfire risk, improves fish and wildlife habitat or water, or tackles invasive plants, pests and disease. Applicants other than tribes need their State Forester's sponsorship.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Non-Federal Lands, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “All applications except those submitted by federally recognized Tribes require the relevant State Forester(s) to sponsor the project.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355360, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/usfs-landscape-scale-restoration/#access

**Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Non-Federal Lands, amount:** Up to $600,000 USD (Up to $300,000 for a single-state project; $600,000 for a multistate one). Up to $300,000 for a single-state project; $600,000 for a multistate one.

> “Maximum: $300,000 for single-State projects; $600,000 for multistate projects.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355360, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/usfs-landscape-scale-restoration/#amount

**Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Non-Federal Lands, where:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/usfs-landscape-scale-restoration/#geography

**Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Non-Federal Lands, who can apply:** Government bodies, Indigenous organisations, NGOs and Research institutions

> “Eligible Applicants: o State forestry agency or appropriate/equivalent State agency o Unit of local government o Indian Tribe* o Alaska Native Corporation o Native Hawaiian Organization o Non-profit organization o Institution of higher learning”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355360, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/usfs-landscape-scale-restoration/#applicant_types

**Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Non-Federal Lands, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Announcement Type: Annual Grant Announcement”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355360, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/usfs-landscape-scale-restoration/#window

**Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Non-Federal Lands, co-funding required:** Yes

> “Grant recipients must match (cost share) the Federal grant funds 1:1 with non-Federal sources.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355360, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/usfs-landscape-scale-restoration/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Fiscal Year 2026 notice (USDA-FS-2026-LSR)

Call page: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/364144

**Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Non-Federal Lands, Fiscal Year 2026 notice (USDA-FS-2026-LSR), status:** Open

> “In Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 the Forest Service is offering this one LSR non-Federal lands Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) which replaces the three regional (Southern/IITF, Western, and Northeast-Midwestern) NOFOs.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355360, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/usfs-landscape-scale-restoration/#call-fy2026-status

**Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Non-Federal Lands, Fiscal Year 2026 notice (USDA-FS-2026-LSR), deadline:** 26 January 2027, 23:59 (America/New_York) (the funder writes “Submit applications in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday, January 26, 2027.”)

> “Application Due Date: Submit applications in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday, January 26, 2027.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355360, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/usfs-landscape-scale-restoration/#call-fy2026-deadline

Condition: Send the draft narrative and budget to the State Forester of each state that benefits by 17 December 2026, for sponsorship..

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Non-Federal Lands, reporting:** Recipients file financial and performance reports at least once a year, and report accomplishments, with maps of where the work happened, in the LaSR database by 28 October each year.

> “Accomplishment reporting in the Landscape Scale Restoration database (LaSR) is due no later than October 28 each year. This includes spatial data outlining discrete area(s) where on-the-ground implementation activities are planned/occurred.”

Source: https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/355360, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/usfs-landscape-scale-restoration/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Non-Federal Lands”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/usfs-landscape-scale-restoration/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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