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Longleaf Enhancement Fund for Seed & Seedling Production

The Longleaf Alliance Inc

Funding Amount

$25,000 - $200,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Longleaf Enhancement Fund for Seed & Seedling Production

Funder: The Longleaf Alliance (TLA)

Purpose: Increase the quantity or quality of longleaf pine seed or seedlings to help accelerate the restoration of the longleaf ecosystem.

Geographic Scope: Southeastern United States (focus on established longleaf pine nurseries and seed producers)

Focus Areas:

  • Seed and seedling production capacity expansion

  • Equipment upgrades and improvements

  • Production efficiency enhancements

  • Building resilience against crop losses from pests, outmoded equipment, or extreme weather
  • Eligibility:

  • Established longleaf pine nurseries

  • Seed producers

  • Seed orchards

  • Processors

  • Other existing producers seeking to address bottlenecks and limitations to expansion
  • Funding Goals:

  • Address limitations in current production (capacity, equipment, production efficiency)

  • Support range-wide acreage restoration goals of America's Longleaf Restoration Initiative

  • Meet growing demand from landowners as longleaf incentive funding increases

  • Build resilience in the system to mitigate crop loss due to extreme weather
  • Background:
    Seed is in critically short supply. The Longleaf Enhancement Fund, administered by TLA, assists existing producers in addressing their bottlenecks and limitations to expansion of capacity or better realization of their potential capacity. An impartial Proposal Evaluation Team evaluates and ranks completed proposals and helps ensure confidentiality is maintained.

    Contact:
    Ad Platt, Vice-president for Operations
    The Longleaf Alliance
    12130 Dixon Center Road
    Andalusia, Alabama 36420
    Phone: 334.427.1029

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    Submission Method: Online submission required

    Required Materials:
    1. Project goals and details, including the intended enhancement
    2. Project costs, funding request, and match contributions
    3. Detailed budget spreadsheet (template provided)
    4. Anticipated timeline
    5. Current seed/seedling production with expected additive impacts

    Application Format:

  • Submit nomination materials through online form

  • Detailed budget spreadsheet required (example provided)
  • Timeline:
    Proposals Due: June 30, 2025

    Review Process:
    An impartial Proposal Evaluation Team will evaluate and rank the completed proposals and help ensure confidentiality is maintained.

    What The Longleaf Alliance Inc actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

    Grants in 2024
    6
    Total given
    $2.49M
    Median grant
    $526K
    Range
    $20K–$670K
    • By dollars: Georgia 48%, South Carolina 25%, Florida 21%. Top recipient cities: Athens, GA; Columbia, SC; Tallahassee, FL.
    • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

    Example grants

    • The University of Georgia Research Foundation · Athens, GA

      Longleaf habitat management and restoration

      $670K

    • Milliken Advisors Inc · Columbia, SC

      Longleaf habitat management and restoration

      $629K

    • Georgia Heirs Property Law Center Inc · Athens, GA

      Longleaf habitat management and restoration

      $538K

    • Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy Inc · Tallahassee, FL

      Longleaf habitat management and restoration

      $514K

    • Raven Environmental Services Inc · Huntsville, TX

      Longleaf habitat management and restoration

      $120K

    IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    plantsenvironmental-conservationagriculture

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