First Nations’ Capacity Support Grants
Through funding from the USDA Forest Service, First Nations is providing technical assistance and capacity support grants to tribal entities interested in pursuing the US Forest Service’s Landscape Scale Restoration grant opportunity, as follows:
- Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations/Villages, tribal organizations, and Native-led nonprofit organizations interested in applying for the Landscape Scale Restoration Program grant opportunities can apply for up to $10,000 in capacity support funding from First Nations. These grants can be used to cover the cost of staff time or consultants (such as grant writers) to develop a proposal for these opportunities.
- Technical assistance can come in the form of project design/feasibility, proposal development, proposal feedback or editing, and support locating matching funds, if applicable.
About the US Forest Service Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program
The purpose of the Landscape Scale Restoration Program is to encourage collaborative restoration of priority forest landscapes. This competitive grant program supports collaborative high-impact projects that lead to measurable outcomes on the landscape, leverage public and private resources, and further priorities identified in a science-based restoration strategy (for example a Tribal Forest Plan, State Forest Action Plan, or other equivalent restoration strategy). Funding minimum is $50,000 and the funding maximum is $300,000, but cross-boundary projects that span more than one tribe may be considered for up to $600,000 per project.
View the full grant opportunity, or access the Request for Proposals and Project Narrative Form for additional information.
Key Dates
- October 30, 2024 (optional): Submit to the relevant Forest Service regional contact if interested in a review to provide suggestions on your proposal.
- December 16, 2024: Application due by 6 pm Eastern Time, with a copy provided to the regional Forest Service staff. Email proposals to SM.FS.LSR@usda.gov.
Eligible Lands
LSR projects must be conducted on rural non-industrial private forest land, which includes Indian trust lands and Tribal lands held in fee, and/or rural State or local government forest land.
Nonindustrial private forest land is land that:
- Is rural;
- Has existing tree cover or is suitable for growing trees; and
- Is owned by any private individual, group, association, corporation, Indian tribe, or other private legal entity
If you have questions regarding this funding opportunity or are interested in technical assistance support, please contact Leiloni Begaye at lbegaye@firstnations.org.
