Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Overview

Background

Congress established the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) with Title IV of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (PDF, 40 KB) and reauthorized it in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 Section 8629 (the Farm Bill). Funding is also authorized in the Infrastructure Investment in Jobs Act in Section 40803.

The purpose of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program is to encourage the collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest landscapes and:

encourage ecological, economic, and social sustainability;
leverage local resources with national and private resources;
facilitate the reduction of wildfire management costs, including through re-establishing natural fire regimes and reducing the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire;
demonstrate the degree to which various ecological restoration techniques achieve ecological and watershed health objectives; and,
encourage utilization of forest restoration by-products to offset treatment costs, to benefit local rural economies, to and improve forest health.

Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund

The reauthorization establishes the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund providing funding authority for:

requests by the Secretary of up to $80,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2019 through 2023;
up to 50 percent of the cost of carrying out and monitoring ecological restoration treatments on National Forest System (NFS) land for each proposal selected;

CFLRP Contacts

Region 1 (Northern Region): Maureen (Mo) Bookwalter
Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region): Megan Lowell
Region 3 (Southwestern Region): Patrick Moore
Region 4 (Intermountain Region): Jeff Bruggink
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Joe Sherlock
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Tom DeMeo
Region 8 (Southern Region): Mae Lee Hafer
Region 9 (Northeastern Region): Victoria (Tory) Hahka
Region 10 (Alaska Region): Damien Zona
Washington Office: Lindsay Buchanan, Collaborative Forest Restoration Landscape Restoration Group Lead
Bryce Esch, Collaborative Forest Restoration Landscape Program Coordinator

Project Selections and Work Plans

Past Proposals Submitted

See Advisory Committee webpage for further details pertaining to request for proposal rounds and Committee recommendations.

Request for Proposals

The 2022 request for proposals has closed. Updates on future requests will be shared on this website.

Tier 1 (Pre-Proposal): Project proponents provide a brief, high-level description of the proposed CFLRP project. Regional Offices evaluate Tier 1 proposals using a common set of criteria and the Regional Forester determines which projects will be invited to develop a Tier 2 proposal. (Tier 1 deadlines have passed)
Tier 2 (Full Proposal): Selected project proposals will proceed with detailed proposal development. These proposals will be reviewed for completeness by the Regional Office. If they meet the eligibility criteria, they will be submitted to the Washington Office and provided to the CFLRP Federal Advisory Committee for evaluation based on criteria in the authorizing legislation and the Infrastructure Law. The Committee will make recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture to consider in making final CFLRP project selections.

Tier 2 (Full Proposal Materials):

Application Process Overview and Criteria for Tier 2 (.docx, 63KB)
Tier 2 Application Template for New CFLRP Projects (.docx, 52KB)
- ATTACHMENT A: Project map (.docx, 43KB)
- ATTACHMENT B: Planned treatments (.xlsx, 446KB)
- ATTACHMENT C: Utilization of forest restoration byproducts (.xlsx, 17KB)
- ATTACHMENT D: Collaborative membership (.xlsx, 20KB)
- ATTACHMENT E: Letter of commitment developed and signed by collaborative members (.docx, 23KB)
- ATTACHMENT F: Project funding plan and request (.xlsx, 441KB)
- ATTACHMENT G: Letter of commitment signed by Forest leadership (.docx, 29KB)
Tier 2 Applications Guidance, Examples, and Resources (.docx, 46KB)

Tier 1 (Pre-Proposal Materials):

Is CFLRP Right for Us? (.docx, 80KB) (considering whether CFLRP is a good fit for you? This document provides information for review and discussion)
Application Process Overview and Criteria for Tier 1 (.docx, 76KB)
Tier 1 Application Template for New CFLRP Projects (.docx, 41KB)

Webinars for Interested Applicants:

Past Recorded Webinars

Monday, April 11, 2022 11:30am-1:00pm ET: Recording
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 1:00-2:00pm ET:Powerpoint Presentation (.pdf, 4.06 MB)
Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 1:00-2:00pm ET:Powerpoint Presentation (.pdf, 4.06 MB)
Friday, July 19, 2019, 12:30-2:00pm ET:Powerpoint Presentation (.pdf, 3.21 MB)
Thursday, September 5, 2019, 2:00-3:30pm ET:Powerpoint Presentation (.pdf, 9.98 MB)
Thursday, October 31, 2019, 1:00-2:30pm ET: “Tips on Designing Your Wood Utilization Strategy”:Powerpoint Presentation (.pdf, 4.32 MB)