Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) for Forest Landowners

For your NIPF to qualify for cost-share funds, the land must meet both of the conditions below:

• Have existing tree cover (or had tree cover before the disaster occurred and is suitable for growing trees).
• Have owners who are any nonindustrial, private person, group, association, corporation, or other private legal entity.

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Committees determine land eligibility using on-site damage inspections that assess the type and extent of damage.

To rehabilitate farmland, you may carry out emergency conservation actions that include:

• Debris removal, such as down or damaged trees, to establish a new stand or provide for natural regeneration.
• Site preparation, planting materials, and labor to replant forest stand.
• Restoration of forestland roads, fire lanes, fuel breaks, or erosion control structures.
• Fencing, tree shelters, and tree tubes to protect trees from wildlife damage.
• Wildlife enhancement to provide cover openings and wildlife habitat.

Cost-share payments are:

• Up to 75% of the cost to implement approved restoration practices.
• Limited to $500,000 per person or legal entity per disaster.