The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) currently has two grant programs accepting applications, from January 13, 2026, until March 27, 2026, for forestry operations.
The objective of the Enhancing Gulf Waters Forestry Landowner Incentive Program is to increase the acreage of healthy pine ecosystems in Florida by helping non-industrial private forest landowners make long-term investments required to establish and/or maintain this valuable ecosystem. This long-term investment improves water resources and improves forest health. The program offers non-industrial private forest landowners incentive payments for conducting certain approved forest management practices that establish or improve forest health and water resources.
The Future Forests Program is designed to help increase the acreage of healthy forests in Florida by assisting Florida landowners in making the long-term investment required to establish and/or maintain this valuable ecosystem. The program offers landowners cost-share payments for conducting certain approved forest management practices that establish new forest stands. The Florida Forest Service will provide cost-share payments to landowners to encourage implementation of approved tree-establishment practices, including site preparation, seedling purchase and planting.
These programs will be accepting applications from January 13–March 27, 2026. To initiate the application process, the landowner, or an authorized representative of the landowner, must contact the Florida Forest Service (FFS) County Forester assigned to the county where the property is located.
