2022 inflation reduction act and Sustainable Forestry

This legislation is expected to have many favorable impacts for sustainable forestry practices. We have compiled statements from three major organizations here:
1. National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) also has a statement: https://nafoalliance.org/inflation-reduction-act-of-2022-statement-from-nafo/
2. The American Forest Foundation (AFF) notes the following “…specific provisions for family forest owners: 

• $400 million in competitive grants and cost share to support underserved forest landowners or those who own less than 2,500 acres in forest resilience activities and climate mitigation markets.
• $50 million for competitive grants to owners of private forest land for implementation of forestry practices to increase carbon sequestration and storage.
• $8.45 billion for Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to improve soil carbon or reduce nitrogen losses or greenhouse gas emissions, or capture or sequester greenhouse gas emissions
• $100 million for the Wood Innovation Grant Program to support solutions that utilize forestry residue for innovative end uses.
• $1.8 billion for the National Forest System to support wildfire risk-reducing activities within the wildland-urban interface including eligible biomass removal."

3. National Woodland Owners Association (NWOA) notes aspects that “…have special relevance to forestry…

• Forest Conservation: $700 Million for the USFS Forest Legacy Program
• Climate-smart Forestry: $450 Million to USFS for forest carbon incentives to private landowners
• Conservation Programs: $20 Billion to “Climate-Smart Agriculture” via NRCS programs that in many cases include tree and forest-related practices (e.g., RCPP)
• Wildfire Resilience and Ecosystem Restoration: $2.1 Billion for activities on national forests; $250 Million for BLM and NPS; $121 Million for USFWS and State F&W
• Science, Data and Innovation: $100 Million for USFS Wood Innovation and $50 Million for USFS inventory of old growth and mature forests on national forest system lands
• Urban Forests: $1.5 Billion for grants to cities and non-profits through USFS Urban and Community Forestry, with an additional $4 Billion to DOT and EPA climate justice programs that can and likely will provide substantial additional funding for urban forestry activities.”