Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration

 

To support competitive grant programs in the following areas: 1. Cost share to carry out climate mitigation or forest resilience practices in the case of underserved forest landowners. 2. Support participation of underserved forest landowners in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience. 3. Support participation of forest landowners who own less than 2,500 acres of forest land in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience. Provide payments to owners of private forest land for implementation of forestry practices on private forest land to provide measurable increases in carbon sequestration and storage beyond customary practices on comparable land.

Active 10.731 Forest Service, Department of Agriculture B - Project Grants Not applicable. Inflation Reduction Action of 2022, Part Public Law No: 117-169. Subtitle D, Section 23002(a)(1)-(4)
16 U.S.C. 2109a Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. For competitive awards, instructions will be included in the Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) and grant application website Grants.gov For non-competitive awards in support of competitive grant programs, complete proposals must be submitted to the Agency and must explain in detail the work to be undertaken and include a detailed proposal budget as well as all required federal financial assistance forms. For questions, contact the Cooperative Forestry Office or Regional coordinator listed at https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/contact-us/forest-stewardship. Applications will be accepted through the Washington Office Cooperative Forestry Program. Selected applicants will be notified and funds awarded. Details on specific award procedures will be listed in each Notice of Funding Opportunity. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines >10 Days <180 Days Not applicable. Requests for continued support will be considered as equal in importance and in competition with other pending proposals. Amended SF-424(A) with SF 424 application is required to amend the allotment amount or length of commitment, other requirements may be established by the Cooperative Forestry Program staff or Regional Office administering the grant or agreement. Criteria for selecting proposals are established based on program focus and will be detailed in each Notices of Funding Opportunity. Grants and/or cooperative agreements are used to support the resilience of private and Tribal Forest land as described in Inflation Reduction Act Sec. 23002. Performance Reports: Technical progress reports are required at least annually, but not more than quarterly as detailed in the applicable OMB Circulars and the grant award. Forest Service program managers will conduct program monitoring for awards under this Assistance Listing. Not applicable. State and other generally accepted accounting systems are permissible, if acceptable to audit and reconciliation. All grantees need to maintain adequate systems for collecting, transmitting, and recording geographic and statistical data. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is . 100%. A match of 1:1 Federal to non-federal funding is required for the Landscape Scale Restoration program; however, the match requirement will be waived if the proposal meets the criteria for waiver under the applicable section of the IRA. Cooperator matches may be non-Federal cash, in-kind and non-cash contributions. Matching funds may not come from other federal sources. The non-Federal share of the match may be in the form of cash, services, and/or in-kind contributions.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Up to 5 years. Billing and invoices for expenses incurred may be submitted no more than monthly. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Payments made based on authorization and negotiation of provisions with cooperator. See Regional Assistance Locations. For Forest Service, State and Private Forestry office addresses and telephone numbers. Visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/contact-us/forest-stewardship. Alice Ewen
201 14th St SW
Washington, DC 20024 USA
alice.ewen@usda.gov
Phone: 202-205-1007 https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/state-private-forestry/coop-forestry 12-1105-0-1-302 (Project Grants) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $450,000,000.00; FY 24 - Up to $150 million per award Grant regulations found at 2 CFR 200 as implemented and supplemented by USDA at 2 CFR 400. Not applicable.