{"status":200,"message":"Success","data":{"id":"444943f3-67bd-590b-9a34-43e6446d218e","title":"LCHIP Land Conservation Grants","identifiers":{"systemId":{"registry":{"code":"opp:opengrants:system","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/opp-opengrants-system.json"},"id":"81ae3c22-d944-49f2-b05f-0b9d0dad4a07"},"otherIds":{"opp:opengrants:program":{"registry":{"code":"opp:opengrants:program","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/opp-opengrants-program.json"},"id":"nh:lchip-land-conservation-grants"}}},"status":{"value":"forecasted","description":"Expected: April 2027"},"description":"The Land and Community Heritage Investment Program, an independent state authority, awards matching grants to permanently protect land by fee acquisition or a qualified conservation easement. 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