Apply by 26 January 2027
- Days left
- 85
- Call
- Fiscal Year 2026 notice (USDA-FS-2026-LSR)
Send the draft narrative and budget to the State Forester of each state that benefits by 17 December 2026, for sponsorship..
The facts, in the funder’s words
- 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: grants.gov · 355360Checked 2 Nov 2026 - Amount
Up to $600,000 USD
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: grants.gov · 355360Checked 2 Nov 2026 - Where
Not found on the pages we read
- 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: grants.gov · 355360Checked 2 Nov 2026 - Rounds
Fixed rounds with deadlines
Announcement Type: Annual Grant Announcement
Source: grants.gov · 355360Checked 2 Nov 2026 - Co-funding required
Yes
Grant recipients must match (cost share) the Federal grant funds 1:1 with non-Federal sources.
Source: grants.gov · 355360Checked 2 Nov 2026 - Restoration approach
Reforestation, Sustainable land use, Species conservation and Rivers and lakes
Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.
The call
OpenFiscal Year 2026 notice (USDA-FS-2026-LSR)
Closes 26 January 2027
Call page- 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: grants.gov · 355360Checked 2 Nov 2026 - Deadline
26 January 2027, 23:59 Eastern Standard Time
Application Due Date: Submit applications in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday, January 26, 2027.
Source: grants.gov · 355360Checked 2 Nov 2026
Send the draft narrative and budget to the State Forester of each state that benefits by 17 December 2026, for sponsorship..
Ready to apply to Fiscal Year 2026 notice (USDA-FS-2026-LSR)?Go to the funder’s call page
What the funder asks grantees to report
- 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: grants.gov · 355360Checked 2 Nov 2026
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