Cooperative Agreement 20CA11120107437

The University of Puerto Rico received a three-year, $447,593 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A MECHANISTIC APPROACH TO ASSESS THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANES ON TROPICAL FORESTS." The grant period runs from March 1, 2021 through January 31, 2024. As part of the Biological Sciences program's goal to strengthen the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,058,240 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization in Puerto Rico. The award, effective from August 13, 2024 to August 31, 2027, supports forest stewardship management and habitat restoration initiatives in Puerto Rico. Through this funding, PDC will deliver a comprehensive range of environmental conservation,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $240,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), doing business as Hilo, to support the Puerto Rico Forest Health Program for fiscal year 2024. The grant will fund a range of forest health activities in Puerto Rico, including invasive species surveys, pest suppression treatments, scientific research, and ecosystem restoration...

This $220,168 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service on September 25, 2023 under the Forest Health Protection (CFDA 10.680) program. The grant funds the "PUERTO RICO FOREST HEALTH AND PROTECTION FISCAL YEAR 2023" project, to be carried out by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) over a 2-year period from September 2023 to August 2025. The grant aims to protect and manage Puerto Rico's non-federal...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $498,606 Project Grant to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization in Puerto Rico, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grant program (CFDA 10.720). The grant funds a 3-year project from September 2024 to August 2027 to develop and implement a landscape-scale wildfire prevention plan for Southern Puerto Rico. The key products and services to be delivered...

This $1,500,000.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) will fund comprehensive urban forestry initiatives in Puerto Rico. The award will support the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), doing business as Hilo, in planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources across the Commonwealth. The...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $263,080 Project Grant to Columbia University under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) for the period of March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2023. The grant supports a collaborative research effort titled "A Mechanistic Approach to Assess the Impacts of Hurricanes on Tropical Forests." Under the award, Columbia University will analyze pre- and post-hurricane lidar data collected over the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $603,846.45 Project Grant under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) for the "PUERTO RICO URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2023". The grant, with a performance period running from September 20, 2023 to December 30, 2025, will fund the DNER's efforts to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $400,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Puerto Rico under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) federal grant program. The five-year cooperative agreement, awarded September 2, 2022 and concluding August 15, 2027, will support the University of Puerto Rico in delivering capacity building services to improve Haiti's forestry sector. As the parent organization of the awardee, the University of Puerto Rico will...

The University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus has been awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant, awarded on August 2, 2024, will fund a 3-year initiative titled "ROOTED IN THE RIO PIEDRAS NETWORK: A JUSTICE CENTERED APPROACH TO URBAN FOREST PLANNING TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN THE CITY OF SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO."...