Every proposal for 2026 CCP funding must include the following components:

• Build capacity for collaborative planning and governance for shared decision-making around public lands management. These funds will not support on-the-ground implementation or coordination of imminent implementation.
• Support efforts that lead to landscape-scale forest stewardship outcomes, including wildfire resilience, forest health, sustainable recreation, and economic wellbeing.
• Encourage multi-stakeholder partnerships including with federal, state, and local entities, or co-stewardship agreements with Tribes.
  

Eligible Funding Uses
Funding must support collaboration or collaboration-based activities that aim to benefit National Forest System lands through co-creating solutions for future management decisions. All eligible funding uses must be in support of collaborative decision making. Examples of eligible expenses include but are not limited to:

• Dedicated staff for coordination, facilitation, communications, writing support
• Stipends or honoraria for participation in collaborative and Tribal co-stewardship efforts
• Travel costs for participants to attend meetings and convenings
• Supplies and materials for outreach and communication deliverables
• Costs for meetings and convenings (e.g., venue rental, supplies, food)
• Contractor services