U.S. Forest Service Grants Available for Restoration Projects in the Great Lakes Basin

The USDA Forest Service Eastern Region has announced two requests for applications for 2023 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative projects. Through an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service anticipates that up to $6.5 million will be available for reforestation, ecosystem restoration and forest health improvements on non-federal lands in the Great Lakes basin of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Applications can be submitted through two separate requests for applications:

• The CWMA Request for Applications funds partnership work to address invasive plant species that pose significant ecological threats in the Great Lakes basin.
• The Forest Restoration Request for Applications funds projects that mitigate forest insect and disease impacts, reduce runoff from degraded sites through green infrastructure, or restore and connect coastal and riparian forest habitats.

All applications for this funding opportunity must be received in Grants.gov by October 23, 2023.