Open · USDA-FS-2026-GLRI-CFP · CFDA 10.689 · Discretionary

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

Federal grant opportunity posted by Forest Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $1M
Award range
Open
Status
45d
Days left
6
Expected awards

The verdict

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program is an open discretionary opportunity from Forest Service, offering Up to $1,000,000 across 6 expected awards. Applications close in 45 days. PlainGrants indexes 143 other opportunities from Forest Service.

up to $1M
award range
Open
45 days left
6
expected awards
10.689
CFDA program

Open desk with published close date

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Community… remains open until December 8, 2026 (45 days out). Large award band (Up to $1,000,000) with required cost sharing.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

45 days left to apply

Posted Jul 22 → closes Dec 8, 2026

Posted Jul 22 Closes Dec 8

Est. Total Funding

$3,500,000

Expected Awards

6

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

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.

Civic applicant mix · government + nonprofit doors

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Community… combines government/tribal and nonprofit applicant types (4 doors). The listing is a civic funding corridor spanning public and nonprofit operators. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Community Development · Environment · Natural Resources · RT (CD;ENV;NR;RT). Only 2 other Forest Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 144).

Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Liam Krause Acting Regional Program Manager Phone (414) 238-4843

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What to do next

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Community… is open with Up to $1,000,000 awards and 45 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (USDA-FS-2026-GLRI-CFP) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Look up CFDA 10.689 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
  • Compare award ranges across federal categories before you pick a single CFDA. All categories

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants