Florida's Future Forests Program Grant (FL)

Florida's Future Forests Program Grant (FL)

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Amount: Up to US $118,387
Last Updated: January 29, 2026

Summary

The Florida's Future Forests Program Grant supports landowners in establishing and maintaining healthy forests in Florida. Through cost-share payments, the program encourages approved forest management practices, including site preparation, seedling purchase, and planting. Administered by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, it aims to enhance forest acreage while ensuring sustainable ecosystem management. The grant funding, capped at $118,387.50 per agreement, is crucial for promoting effective tree establishment practices to combat environmental challenges.

Overview

Florida's Future Forests Program Grant (FL) Florida's Future Forests Program is designed to help increase the acreage of healthy forests in Florida by assisting Florida landowners in making the long-term investment required to establish and/or maintain this valuable ecosystem. The program offers landowners cost-share payments for conducting certain approved forest management practices that establish new forest stands. This program is administered by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Florida Forest Service and is funded by the state of Florida. The Florida Forest Service will focus the use of funds providing cost-share payments to landowners to encourage implementation of approved tree-establishment practices, including site preparation, seedling purchase and planting. Practice Categories Site Preparation:Prescribed Burning: Can be used to clear logging debris from the planting site or as a control method for grasses and woody vegetation that compete with the pine seedlings. Mechanical: Any mechanical treatment to remove debris or vegetative competition or to prepare the soil for pine seedling establishment. Examples would be root raking, subsoiling, bedding, scalping, shearing or any other activity approved by the Florida Forest Service. Chemical: Pre-planting herbicide treatment to control grasses and woody shrubs that would compete with the pine seedlings. Chemical treatment is recommended where prescribed burning is a more restrictive option.Planting:Machine Planting: Method used with a wheeled tractor or crawler. Hand Planting: Method used by an individual with a dibble, hoedad or shovel.Seedlings:Containerized: Pine seedlings that are grown in soil plugs and shipped with soil formed around the roots. Bareroot: Pine seedlings that have no soil around their roots when shipped. Funding Awards are solely funded through this program and are made available through the State of Florida. Payment will not exceed the lesser of: the actual practice costs or the maximum reimbursement payment limits established for each practice or $118,387.50 per agreement.

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