Longleaf Enhancement Fund for Nurseries and Seed Production

The Longleaf Alliance is soliciting proposals from established longleaf seedling or seed producers to increase the quantity and/or quality of longleaf seedling production and the pace of restoration of this species.

Project proposals should demonstrate how proposed projects will expand longleaf and total facility production, detail current longleaf vs. total production, the scope and timeline of the enhancement, the requested level of support, and the matching funds that can be brought to the proposed project. All information shared shall be confidential.

Please see the Request for Proposals and FAQs before submitting your project proposal.

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* 1. Project Contact (application correspondence will be directed to the project contact)

Name

Job Title (Example: Owner, Manager, etc.)

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Nursery/Seed Producer Information

Entity Name

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 3. Ownership Type

Private

Public

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* 4. Which of these strategic areas does your project impact to increase longleaf seedling or seed quantity and/or quality? (Please check all that apply)

Seed production

Seed extraction

Seed storage

Seedling sowing and production

Efficiency improvements to operations that increase yield

Infrastructure updated to mitigate loss from extreme weather

Labor/staffing levels

Nursery production expansion

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Describe the project which must directly increase longleaf seedling or seed production and/or quality improvement over and above historic longleaf production for that site and establish a clear need for the funds being requested. (500 word limit)

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* 6. What are the overall goals of the project? (500 word limit)

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* 7. Project timeline with estimated start and end dates. (Typically 3-12 months)

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* 8. Funding Amount Requested ($)

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* 9. Total cost of project ($)

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* 10. Match provided ($)

At least 25% match (cash, contributed goods and services, volunteer hours, etc.) is required and must be incurred during the project period. Larger matching fund contributions are encouraged and will be more competitive during application review. If unable to provide the required match, applicants must include a justification statement.

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* 11. Type of match

Federal

Non-federal

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* 12. Upload the Budget Spreadsheet for estimated project costs (Download the Excel template)

Complete the budget in the Excel template provided and save as a PDF before uploading to your application. Only PDFs will be accepted.

PDF, PNG, JPG, JPEG file types only.

Choose File

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* 13. Current longleaf seedling/seed production (Example: # of seedlings produced)

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* 14. Anticipated additive impact (Example: # of additional seedlings produced, # of additional landowners served, etc.)

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* 15. Which state(s) within the longleaf range will this project impact? (Please check all that apply)

Alabama

Florida

Georgia

Louisiana

Mississippi

North Carolina

South Carolina

Texas

Virginia

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* 16. Additional information you would like to share with us about your project?

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* 17. Is the individual or entity applying a member of a USDA-defined socially disadvantaged group? (Including American Indians or Alaska Natives, Asians, Black or African Americans, Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders, Hispanics...) Note: The Longleaf Alliance is an equal opportunity organization.

Yes

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