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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program

Forest Service

Federally recognized Indian Tribes, local government entities, and nonprofit organizations that are qualified to acquire and manage land may apply for up to $1,000,000 for the fee simple acquisition of private forest land in portions of the Lake Superior Basin of Michigan and Wisconsin. Projects sub

Funding
Estimated total program funding: $3,500,000
Category
Climate & Environment
Status
OPEN
Deadline
12/9/2026

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Federally recognized Indian Tribes, local government entities, and nonprofit organizations that are qualified to acquire and manage land may apply for up to $1,000,000 for the fee simple acquisition of private forest land in portions of the Lake Superior Basin of Michigan and Wisconsin. Projects submitted for funding consideration must be forested properties at least five acres in size that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses and that provide community benefits including economic, environmental, educational, and recreational benefits. An additional focus of this opportunity is to protect, enhance and increase resilience of habitats necessary for sustaining native aquatic and terrestrial species important to the Lake Superior ecosystem. Competitive proposals will be those that demonstrate exceptional public benefits, meaningful community engagement, and strategic contributions to terrestrial habitat connectivity within the defined Terrestrial Habitat Connectivity Pilot Area.For additional information and requirements, please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity document linked in both the "Related Documents" tab and the "Instructions" link located in the "Package" tab.

Applicant types

Grants.gov eligibility code 01Grants.gov eligibility code 02Grants.gov eligibility code 07Grants.gov eligibility code 12
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Notice-specific evidence check

What an applicant must verify for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program

Applicant evidence

  • Applicant type: County governments
  • Applicant type: City or township governments
  • Applicant type: Federally recognized tribal governments
  • Applicant type: 501(c)(3) nonprofits other than higher-education institutions

Opportunity boundaries

  • Recorded funding: Estimated total program funding: $3,500,000
  • Recorded deadline: December 9, 2026; confirm time zone and submission system.
  • Recorded focus: Community development
  • Recorded focus: Environment
  • Recorded focus: Natural resources
Do not infer missing fields: geographic eligibility. Absence from this directory record is not evidence that a restriction does not exist.
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How to apply for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program

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Recorded eligibility

  • • Applicant types: Grants.gov eligibility code 01, Grants.gov eligibility code 02, Grants.gov eligibility code 07, Grants.gov eligibility code 12.
  • • Geographic scope is not structured in this record.
  • • No sufficiently specific eligibility summary is stored.

Focus areas: CD, ENV, NR, RT

Recorded deadline

December 8, 2026 — confirm the time zone and submission system

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  3. 3. Check timingRecord the deadline time zone, internal review date and any earlier registration or portal cut-off.
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Last directory verification: Sep 13, 2026.