Sec. 5. Restoration and Resilience Grant Program
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The purposes of this section are— to increase the capacity for planning, coordinating, and monitoring restoration and resilience projects on Federal land and non-Federal land; and to support, on non-Federal land, State, local, and Tribal— restoration and resilience projects; projects to reduce the risk of, or mitigate damage from, wildfires; and projects to expand equitable outdoor access. There is established a restoration and resilience grant program, to be administered by the Secretary, with the advice of the Council, to provide grants from the Fund to eligible entities for the purposes described in subsection (a).
The Secretary and the Council shall, to the maximum extent practicable, seek input from, coordinate with, and support existing State or regional efforts, initiatives, and partnerships to restore ecological integrity on Federal land and non-Federal land. The Secretary shall use amounts in the Fund to provide capacity grants under paragraph
(2)and implementation grants under paragraph (3). Capacity grants shall be made available to eligible entities for the purpose described in subsection (a)(1). A grant under this paragraph may only be made to an eligible entity that submits to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such additional information as the Secretary, in consultation with the Council, may require, including the information required under clause (ii). An application submitted under clause
(i)shall contain— a clear and concise expression of interest; an explanation for how funds would complement existing Federal funds; and an estimate of the number and duration of jobs that would be created, or sustained, with the funds. Implementation grants shall be made available to eligible entities for the purpose described in subsection (a)(2). A grant under this paragraph may be made only to an eligible entity that submits to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary, in consultation with the Council, may require. In carrying out the grant program, the Secretary, in consultation with the Council, shall give priority to projects that— create or sustain jobs, employ local or regional labor, or expand the outdoor workforce through training and education programs; are developed through a collaborative process with multiple stakeholders representing diverse interests; would address shared priorities for Federal and non-Federal partners; advance State, local, and Tribal plans relating to forests, water, or wildlife; or improve long-term economic security or viability in the geographic region, particularly in geographic regions transitioning from fossil-fuel extraction. Eligible entities may use existing authorities when carrying out a restoration and resilience project, including a covered authority.