The primary objective of the Sequestering Carbon and Protecting Florida Land Program is to invest in carbon sequestration by offering qualified applicants incentive payments for conducting certain approved forest management practices that establish new forest stands, increasing the state’s forest acreage, thus increasing the amount of offset CO2 emissions. The program will seek to increase CO2 storage by an estimated 69,000 tons of CO2 over the current anticipated 5- year life of the program, the equivalent of removing approximately 3,000 passenger vehicles from the road every year (based on U.S. EPA carbon dioxide emission equivalency calculations). The program will also seek to maximize climate change mitigation and carbon sequestration while providing intangible social, cultural, civic, and workforce benefits.
The program’s public outreach will seek to engage agricultural, silvicultural, and environmental stakeholders, as well local governments and non-profit and community organizations, including those serving disadvantaged and underserved communities. Potential applicants are encouraged in application proposals to consider geographic diversity, species diversity, urban forestry, soil fertility, wildfire and pest resistance, carbon stability, natural regeneration potential, and long- term carbon sequestration potential.
THIS GRANT PROGRAM IS GOVERNED BY SECTION 589.277, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 5, LINE 1448 OF THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT (2022). GRANT AWARDS HEREUNDER ARE NOT PURCHASES OF SERVICES OR COMMODITIES GOVERNED BY CHAPTER 287, FLORIDA STATUTES. GRANT AWARDS, IF ANY, WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE. GRANT AWARDS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES 5I-5.003 AND 5I-5.007, F.A.C. THE DEPARTMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO OFFER GRANT AWARDS FOR LESS THAN THE AMOUNT REQUESTED BY APPLICANTS AS IT DEEMS IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE DEPARTMENT. THE RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT IMPLY OR GUARANTEE THAT ANY ONE OR ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE AWARDED A GRANT.
THIS REQUEST FOR APPLICATION IS NOT SUBJECT TO SECTION 120.57(3), FLORIDA STATUTES.
Please direct all questions to:
Name: Will Liner
Phone: (850) 681-5880
Address: 3125 Conner Blvd. Mail Stop C-25 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650
Email: FFS_CFA@FDACS.gov
Please click on the Spring 2023 Site Prep Program or General Instructions document below for submittal instructions.
