Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program until 2034 , extending its operation and significantly enhancing its scope and funding. It increases the annual funding limit for certain program activities from $4 million to $8 million , providing greater financial capacity for restoration efforts. The legislation expands the types of projects eligible for support, now including those that address forest pathogens , utilize innovative implementation mechanisms such as conservation finance agreements, and focus on reducing wildfire risk across diverse land ownerships, including the wildland-urban interface. Additionally, it prioritizes proposals that enhance watershed health and drinking water sources, broadening the program's environmental impact. To improve program effectiveness, the bill mandates that proposals include a federal staffing plan for supporting collaboratives and address standardized monitoring questions and indicators. It also significantly increases the number of proposals that can be selected annually, from 10 to 20, and from 2 to 4 for specific categories, while emphasizing conflict resolution and collaborative governance.