Open (posted) · Grant
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
Key facts
Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.
- Program name
- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program
- Issuing agency
- Forest Service (Department of Agriculture)
- Opportunity number
- USDA-FS-2026-GLRI-CFP
- Funding type
- Grant
- Funding purpose
- Community Development, Environment, Natural Resources, Recreation and Tourism
- Status
- Open (posted)
- Application deadline
- Closes December 8, 2026Agency note: 11:59PM Eastern Time
- Published award range
- Up to $1,000,000
- Estimated total program funding
- $3,500,000
- Expected number of awards
- 6
- Cost sharing or match required
- Yes
- Eligible applicants (official categories)
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Relevant to
- NonprofitsHow we determined this: Grants.gov eligibility includes nonprofit organizations.
- Geographic restrictions
- None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.
- Assistance Listing (CFDA)
- 10.689
- Official source
- View on Grants.gov ↗
- Application URL
- www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361418 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.
- Source identifier
- Grants.gov opportunity ID 361418 · Funding opportunity number USDA-FS-2026-GLRI-CFP
- Posted
- July 22, 2026 · Source last updated July 27, 2026
- Last verified
- October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)
- Data completeness
- 92% of key fields published by the sourceNot published: eligibility criteria text.
- Record confidence
- highVerified against the official source; key fields present; no open issues.
Description (from the official listing)
Federally recognized Indian Tribes, local government entities, and nonprofit organizations that are qualified to acquire and manage land may apply for up to $1,000,000 for the fee simple acquisition of private forest land in portions of the Lake Superior Basin of Michigan and Wisconsin. Projects submitted for funding consideration must be forested properties at least five acres in size that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses and that provide community benefits including economic, environmental, educational, and recreational benefits. An additional focus of this opportunity is to protect, enhance and increase resilience of habitats necessary for sustaining native aquatic and terrestrial species important to the Lake Superior ecosystem. Competitive proposals will be those that demonstrate exceptional public benefits, meaningful community engagement, and strategic contributions to terrestrial habitat connectivity within the defined Terrestrial Habitat Connectivity Pilot Area.For additional information and requirements, please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity document linked in both the "Related Documents" tab and the "Instructions" link located in the "Package" tab.
Agency contact
Liam Krause
Acting Regional Program Manager
Phone (414) 238-4843
liam.krause@usda.gov