USDA Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act Forest Landowner Support

The USDA Forest Service is soliciting proposals for the Inflation Reduction Act Forest Landowner Support program, which aims to support underserved and small-acreage forest landowners in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience. The program is funded by four Inflation Reduction Act provisions and falls under the USDA Forest Service's existing Landscape Scale Restoration Program. The program advances the Biden-Harris Administration's Justice40 Initiative, which aims to direct 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments to disadvantaged communities. Key aspects of the program include: • Supporting the participation of underserved forest landowners in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience • Supporting the participation of forest landowners who own less than 2,500 acres of forest land in emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience • Providing funding for two IRA provisions: Subtitle D, Sec. 23002 (a)(2) and Subtitle D, Sec. 23002 (a)(3)