Healthy American Forest Initiative

This one-time stand-alone funding opportunity will support watershed restoration and vegetation management projects on National Forest System lands to achieve a healthy forest ecosystem.  

Healthy forests provide important benefits for wildlife, watersheds and communities. They also support local and rural economies through timber production, which generates jobs and revenue. Moreover, recent disasters have shown that effective forest management and wildfire risk reduction efforts can protect lives and safeguard communities across the United States.  

HAFI supports watershed restoration and vegetation management projects on National Forest System lands. These projects advance HAFI objectives under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act by through activities such as prescribed fires, habi­tat restoration, and road decommissioning implemented in accordance with a water source protection plan or a watershed restoration action plan.

HAFI-funded projects use a range of conservation and restoration approaches to improve forest ecosystem health, increase timber productivity, reduce wildfire risk, and meaningfully connect and reconnect communities to nature.

HAFI is expected to be a one-time, stand-alone funding opportunity and includes financial contributions from the U.S. Forest Service and Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP). As part of its work with NFWF, NAP will be providing a portion of match for granted Tribally-led HAFI projects when possible.