Longleaf Enhancement Fund for Seed & Seedling Production
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:
Eligibility:
Funding Goals:
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:
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
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