National Forest Foundation

 

The purposes of the National Forest Foundation are to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of money, and of real and personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture; undertake and conduct activities that further the purposes for which units of the National Forest System are established and are administered and that are consistent with approved forest plans; and undertake, conduct and encourage educational, technical and other assistance, and other activities that support the multiple use, research, cooperative forestry and other programs administered by the Forest Service.

Active 10.682 Forest Service, Department of Agriculture C - Direct Payments For Specified Use Not applicable. 16 U.S.C. U.S.C. 583j Program is authorized for the National Forest Foundation under National Forest Foundation Act, Public Law 101-593 as amended by Public Law 103-106. Potential beneficiaries include non-governmental, nonprofit 501(c)(3) and for profit organizations, state and local governments and Native American tribes working on or adjacent to National Forests and Grasslands throughout the United States. No Credentials or documentation are required. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. National Forest Foundation shall submit a Federal Financial Assistance application SF-424 annually based on the amount of Congressionally appropriated funds. Not Applicable Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. To aid conservation partnership projects in support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for administrative expenses or projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match on at least one-for-one basis funds made available by the Forest Service: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds. Not applicable. In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements. National Forest Foundation shall maintain programmatic and accounting records applicable to each annual award for a period of not less than 3 years after the completion of all activities thereunder. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. 50%. 50% matching funds to be provided from private contributions.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Not Applicable. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. None/Not specified. Leanne Veldhuis
201 14th Street SW, Suite 4NW
Washington, DC 20250 US
leanne.veldhuis@usda.gov
Phone: 202-649-1177 http://www.nationalforests.org 12-1115-0-1-302 (Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 22$3,000,000.00; FY 23 est $6,000,000.00; FY 24 FY 21$3,062,185.00; FY 20$3,000,000.00; FY 19$3,000,000.00; FY 18$3,000,000.00; FY 17$3,000,000.00; FY 16 est $3,000,000.00; - 1:1 matching requirement Not Applicable Not applicable. Not applicable.