Specifications include, but are not limited to: The selected provider(s) will be responsible for managing and coordinating the WUI or LSR proposal objectives. Both grant programs are funded by federal dollars from the USDA Forest Service. WUI and LSR grant requests are limited to a maximum of $300,000 and require a 50/50 match using nonfederal sources.; Wildland Urban Interface Program Projects that include collaboration among multiple entities are encouraged within the criteria. Projects can indicate a multi-year implementation timeframe, up to three (3) years. Funding, however, will be delivered in the Fiscal Year of the application.; Eligible Activities - WUI: 1. Reduce hazardous fuels/restore fire-adapted ecosystems in the wildland urban interface (WUI); 2. Improve prevention/education in the Interface; 3. Planning (e.g., Community Wildfire Protection Plans/hazard mitigation plans or equivalent document); Eligible Activities – LSR: Projects MUST advance priorities identified in a State Forest Action Plan or equivalent state-wide restoration strategy.; A project proposal MUST be designed to achieve one or more of the following Landscape Objectives: ➢ Reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfires; ➢ Improve fish and wildlife habitats, including habitats for threatened and endangered species; ➢ Maintain or improve water quality and watershed functions; ➢ Mitigate invasive species, insect infestation, and disease; ➢ Improve important forest ecosystems