Opportunity Information: Apply for CFRP RFA FY 2013
Apply for CFRP RFA FY 2013
- The Forest Service in the environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Collaborative Forest Restoration Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.679 Collaborative Forest Restoration.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 17, 2012 and posted on Oct 17, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 25, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $4,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $360,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
- Local and tribal governments, educational institutions, landowners, conservation organizations, and other interested public and private entities are eligible to apply for program grants. The projects may be entirely on, or on any combination of, Federal, Tribal, State, County, Land Grant (political sub divisions of the state), or Municipal forestlands.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP) is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, focused specifically on forest restoration work in New Mexico. The program is designed to support projects on a wide range of forest land ownerships, including Federal, Tribal, State, County, Land Grant, or Municipal forestlands, and it is built around the idea that restoration is most effective when it is planned and carried out through a genuinely collaborative process. CFRP places strong emphasis on bringing affected communities and stakeholders into the design, implementation, and monitoring of projects, with the goal of valuing local and traditional knowledge while improving forest and watershed health and strengthening community ownership and civic pride.
A central purpose of CFRP is to encourage communication and shared problem-solving across boundaries that often separate land management efforts. The program explicitly promotes interagency, cross-jurisdictional, and inter-tribal collaboration, and it encourages applicants to think beyond small, isolated treatment areas by proposing landscape-scale, multi-jurisdictional restoration efforts when possible. Projects funded through CFRP are expected to address practical, on-the-ground outcomes such as reducing wildfire risk, improving watershed conditions, and generating local benefits like jobs and workforce training tied to restoration and forest stewardship activities.
Eligibility is broad and essentially unrestricted, as long as the applicant fits within the categories described in the announcement. Local and tribal governments, educational institutions (including colleges and universities), landowners, conservation and environmental organizations, and other public or private entities may apply. Projects may occur entirely on one type of eligible forestland or span multiple ownerships, which aligns with CFRP's emphasis on cross-boundary restoration. The opportunity includes a cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants should be prepared to contribute non-federal resources or documented partner support as part of the overall project financing plan.
For projects that are ready to move into on-the-ground work, CFRP includes a key compliance requirement: implementation applications must include a signed NEPA decision document for the proposed treatment site. This signals that the program expects implementation proposals to be environmentally reviewed and decision-ready so funds can be used promptly for approved treatments. Applications are reviewed by the CFRP Technical Advisory Panel, a Chartered Federal Advisory Committee, which evaluates proposals and provides funding recommendations to the Forest Service based on how well projects meet CFRP objectives. Final funding decisions are made by the Secretary of Agriculture.
For the FY 2013 cycle reflected in this announcement, the Forest Service anticipated making roughly 10 to 15 awards, with an expected total program funding level between $3 million and $4 million (estimated total funding listed as $4,000,000). Individual grant awards were expected to range from $120,000 up to a ceiling of $360,000, with an estimated 12 awards noted in the opportunity data. The funding opportunity number is CFRP RFA FY 2013, and the CFDA number is 10.679 (Collaborative Forest Restoration). The opportunity was posted October 17, 2012, with an application deadline of February 25, 2013, and funded projects were expected to begin by fall 2013.
Applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to contact Walter Dunn, CFRP Program Manager, at 505-842-3425.
Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP) FAQs
1) What is the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP)?
The Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP) is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region. It is focused specifically on forest restoration work in New Mexico and is built around the idea that restoration is most effective when it is planned and carried out through a genuinely collaborative process.
2) What is the main goal of CFRP?
CFRP aims to improve forest and watershed health while strengthening community ownership and civic pride. A central purpose is to encourage communication and shared problem-solving across boundaries that often separate land management efforts.
3) Where must projects take place?
Projects funded through CFRP are focused on forest restoration work in New Mexico.
4) What kinds of land are eligible for CFRP projects?
CFRP supports projects on a wide range of forest land ownerships, including Federal, Tribal, State, County, Land Grant, or Municipal forestlands. Projects can occur on one ownership type or span multiple ownerships.
5) Does CFRP encourage cross-boundary or landscape-scale projects?
Yes. CFRP explicitly promotes interagency, cross-jurisdictional, and inter-tribal collaboration. Applicants are encouraged to think beyond small, isolated treatment areas and propose landscape-scale, multi-jurisdictional restoration efforts when possible.
6) Who can apply for CFRP funding?
Eligibility is broad and essentially unrestricted as long as the applicant fits within the categories described in the announcement. Examples of eligible applicants include local and tribal governments, educational institutions (including colleges and universities), landowners, conservation and environmental organizations, and other public or private entities.
7) What is the role of collaboration in CFRP proposals?
Collaboration is central to CFRP. The program emphasizes bringing affected communities and stakeholders into the design, implementation, and monitoring of projects, with the goal of valuing local and traditional knowledge and building shared ownership of restoration outcomes.
8) What types of outcomes does CFRP expect funded projects to deliver?
Projects are expected to address practical, on-the-ground outcomes such as reducing wildfire risk, improving watershed conditions, and generating local benefits like jobs and workforce training tied to restoration and forest stewardship activities.
9) Is there a cost-share or matching requirement?
Yes. The opportunity includes a cost-sharing or matching requirement. Applicants should be prepared to contribute non-federal resources or documented partner support as part of the overall project financing plan.
10) What is required for implementation applications regarding NEPA?
For projects that are ready to move into on-the-ground work, implementation applications must include a signed NEPA decision document for the proposed treatment site. This indicates the proposal is environmentally reviewed and decision-ready so funds can be used promptly for approved treatments.
11) Who reviews CFRP applications?
Applications are reviewed by the CFRP Technical Advisory Panel, a Chartered Federal Advisory Committee. The panel evaluates proposals and provides funding recommendations to the Forest Service based on how well projects meet CFRP objectives.
12) Who makes the final funding decision?
Final funding decisions are made by the Secretary of Agriculture.
13) What is the funding opportunity number for this announcement?
The funding opportunity number is CFRP RFA FY 2013.
14) What is the CFDA number for CFRP?
The CFDA number is 10.679 (Collaborative Forest Restoration).
15) How much total funding was expected to be available for the FY 2013 cycle?
The Forest Service anticipated a total program funding level between $3 million and $4 million for this cycle, with an estimated total funding listed as $4,000,000.
16) How many awards were expected for FY 2013?
Roughly 10 to 15 awards were anticipated. The opportunity data also notes an estimated 12 awards.
17) What was the expected award size?
Individual grant awards were expected to range from $120,000 up to a ceiling of $360,000.
18) When was this opportunity posted and when were applications due?
The opportunity was posted on October 17, 2012, and the application deadline was February 25, 2013.
19) When were funded projects expected to begin?
Funded projects were expected to begin by fall 2013.
20) Who should applicants contact for help accessing the full announcement?
Applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to contact Walter Dunn, CFRP Program Manager, at 505-842-3425.
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