Assistance Listing 10.676
Forest Legacy Program
Forest Service · Department of Agriculture
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 95% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 136 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 18% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $80,000. Expect about 36 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 7%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 5%
- 6% higher ed · 86% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 18%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $80K
- $50K – $1.9M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 59
- $122M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Aug
- irregular · 36-day window
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Wildlife & Parks Montana Department | Government | MT | 12 | $56,625,500 |
| Oregon Department of Forestry | Government | OR | 10 | $31,189,786 |
| Georgia Forestry Commission | Government | GA | 9 | $41,840,000 |
| Washington State Department of Natural Resources | Government | WA | 8 | $24,890,000 |
| Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry, Maine Department of | Government | ME | 8 | $24,158,851 |
| Virginia Department of Forestry | Government | VA | 8 | $22,299,000 |
| Idaho Department of Lands | Government | ID | 7 | $21,210,000 |
| Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Government | WI | 7 | $11,270,000 |
| Department of Forests Parks & Recreation Vermont | Government | VT | 7 | $10,763,000 |
| State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources | Government | HI | 7 | $10,582,778 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | $71M | $80K | $33K – $2.1M |
| 2022 | 53 | $96M | $100K | $50K – $1.9M |
| 2023 | 52 | $92M | $125K | $50K – $2.1M |
| 2024 | 25 | $63M | $93K | $50K – $3.8M |
| 2025 | 59 | $122M | $80K | $50K – $1.9M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | 2026-09-11 | 37 d | USDA-FS-2028-FLP · Forest Legacy Program - FY2028 Funding |
| 2022-08-30 | 2022-10-03 | 34 d | USDA-FS-FLP-01-2024 · FY2024 Forest Legacy Program |
| 2021-07-22 | 2021-10-18 | 88 d | USDA-FS-FLP-010-2023 · FY2023 Forest Legacy Program |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 10.676?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 95% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 136 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 18% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $80,000. Expect about 36 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Forest Legacy Program award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $80K; the middle half ran from $50K to $1.9M. 59 new awards were made, with $122M committed to them.
When does 10.676 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Aug with about 36 days to apply. The most recent round posted Aug 5, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Agriculture (Forest Service). Assistance Listing 10.676 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 100% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.