Open (posted) · Grant
Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Tribes
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
Key facts
Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.
- Program name
- Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Tribes
- Issuing agency
- Forest Service (Department of Agriculture)
- Opportunity number
- USDA-FS-2026-LSR-TRIBAL
- Funding type
- Grant
- Funding purpose
- Environment, Natural Resources — For landscape restoration projects on rural non-industrial private forestland, and/or rural state or local government forest land.
- Status
- Open (posted)
- Application deadline
- Closes January 26, 2027Agency note: Final applications must be emailed to SM.FS.LSR@usda.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday January 26, 2027 with a copy provided to the appropriate Forest Service contact listed under Agency Contact Information. If interested in an optional pre-review of your proposal narrative and budget, please submit a draft to the relevant Forest Service regional contact by Friday, December 11, 2026 (see NOFO Instructions).
- Published award range
- $100,000 – $300,000
- Estimated total program funding
- $1,260,000
- Expected number of awards
- 4
- Cost sharing or match required
- Yes
- Eligible applicants (official categories)
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Relevant to
- Neither businesses nor nonprofits are listed
- 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)
- 10.742
- Official source
- View on Grants.gov ↗ · Agency information link ↗
- Application URL
- www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/364145 ↗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 364145 · Funding opportunity number USDA-FS-2026-LSR-TRIBAL
- Posted
- October 28, 2026 · Source last updated October 28, 2026
- Last verified
- October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)
- Data completeness
- 100% of key fields published by the source
- Record confidence
- highVerified against the official source; key fields present; no open issues.
Eligibility details (from the agency)
Tribal organizations as defined in 25 USC 5304 (l) are eligible to apply at the request of a federally recognized Tribe (requires a letter of support from the relevant Tribe).
Description (from the official listing)
The purpose of the Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Program is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes. This competitive grant program supports collaborative high impact projects that lead to measurable outcomes on priority forest landscapes, leverage public and private resources, and further priorities identified in a science-based restoration strategy, such as a Tribal Forest Plan, State Forest Action Plan, or other equivalent restoration strategy. Proposals should reduce wildfire risk, improve fish and wildlife habitats, maintain or improve water quality and watershed function, and/or mitigate invasive plants, insects, and disease. Eligible Lands: LSR projects must be conducted on rural non-industrial private forest land, and/or rural state or local government forest land. Indian trust lands are considered eligible lands, as these lands are included within the definition of “non-industrial private forest land.” Indian trust lands held both by Indian Tribes and by individual Indians are eligible for participation in the LSR program. Indian forest land held “in fee” is also eligible. For the purposes of this program, “rural” is defined as all areas outside Census places greater than 50,000 people according to the latest United States Census. Please use the LSR Project Planning Tool (Project Eligibility) to confirm if your proposed project location is eligible within this definition. Cost Share Required: Grant recipients must match (cost share) the Federal grant funds 1:1 with non-Federal sources. For additional information and…
Read the full description
The purpose of the Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Program is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes. This competitive grant program supports collaborative high impact projects that lead to measurable outcomes on priority forest landscapes, leverage public and private resources, and further priorities identified in a science-based restoration strategy, such as a Tribal Forest Plan, State Forest Action Plan, or other equivalent restoration strategy. Proposals should reduce wildfire risk, improve fish and wildlife habitats, maintain or improve water quality and watershed function, and/or mitigate invasive plants, insects, and disease. Eligible Lands: LSR projects must be conducted on rural non-industrial private forest land, and/or rural state or local government forest land. Indian trust lands are considered eligible lands, as these lands are included within the definition of “non-industrial private forest land.” Indian trust lands held both by Indian Tribes and by individual Indians are eligible for participation in the LSR program. Indian forest land held “in fee” is also eligible. For the purposes of this program, “rural” is defined as all areas outside Census places greater than 50,000 people according to the latest United States Census. Please use the LSR Project Planning Tool (Project Eligibility) to confirm if your proposed project location is eligible within this definition. Cost Share Required: Grant recipients must match (cost share) the Federal grant funds 1:1 with non-Federal sources. For additional information and requirements, please refer to the NOFO document, which is posted in both the "Related Documents" tab and in the "Instructions" link located in the "Package" tab.
Agency contact
See NOFO document for LSR regional program contacts.
SM.FS.LSR@usda.gov