MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service Eastern Region is requesting applications for the FY 2021 Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) competitive grant program. The LSR program encourages collaborative, science-based restoration of priority rural forest landscapes and support for priorities identified in State Forest Action Plans while leveraging public and private resources. The Eastern Region has distributed nearly $20 million in funding for LSR projects since 2016.

Organizations interested in submitting an application should discuss project ideas with their state forestry agency and familiarize themselves with the relevant State Forest Action Plan. State Forestry agencies, nonprofit organizations, universities, units of local government, and tribes are eligible to submit applications. State Forester sponsorship is required for all applications except those submitted by tribes.

Visit the Forest Service’s website for more details.