Funder: Northeastern States Research Cooperative
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Letter of Intent) | February 2027 (Full proposal)
Funding Amounts: $5.5 million announced for Northern Forest research; previous competition offered $75,000–$300,000 per project over 1–3 years
Summary: Supports research sustaining Northern Forest ecosystems and communities, developing forest products, and improving forest management.
Description
The Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) supports research benefiting the Northern Forest region of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and northern New York. Its 2026 announcement identifies $5.5 million in U.S. Forest Service funding to advance forest ecosystem and community health, new forest products, and forest management. NSRC is a collaboration among universities across the four states.
The General Research Fund emphasizes problem-driven research with actionable results for forest stakeholders and decision-makers. The previous competition supported community and economic resilience, decision-support and management tools, forest health and resilience, and social science for effective public engagement. It welcomed partnership development, new regional investigations, synthesis, implementation, and scaling local results across the region. The eligibility, award ranges, and application requirements below describe that previous, 2025 competition.
