Cooperative Agreement 22IC11132762040

This Project Grant award of $500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) will provide technical assistance to underserved forest landowners in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funding will support climate change adaptation, forest health, and access to private environmental markets for historically marginalized landowners through cost-sharing, outreach, and education. The performance...

This $3,000,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service on June 16, 2025 under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), will be used to create a new territorial government-run initiative in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The initiative will issue cost-share payments to non-industrial private forest landowners to increase the implementation of recommended management practices through the U.S. Virgin Islands Forest...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $749,309 Cooperative Agreement to Environmental Protection in the Caribbean Inc. (EPIC) under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) program. The goal of this 5-year project is to increase seabird nesting success and productivity in the Grenadines archipelago of the Caribbean by creating approximately 150 acres of improved seabird nesting habitat through the removal of invasive goats on Battowia and the Pillories Islands in St....

This Project Grant award of $110,500.00 was provided by the USDA Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Executive Office of the Government of the US Virgin Islands, acting through its Department of Agriculture. The award, with a performance period from December 2024 to October 2027, will support the Department of Agriculture's efforts to build capacity for implementing the U.S. Virgin Islands' Forest Stewardship and Forest Action Plan. Key...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $110,500 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Executive Office of the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, acting through its Department of Agriculture. The grant will fund a 2.75-year initiative to build capacity for the U.S. Virgin Islands Forest Action Plan. Key activities include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry awarded a $668,443 project grant to Sabana Grande Community & Economic Development Corporation (Saced Corp) to work with land stewards and communities to restore degraded landscapes in central southwest Puerto Rico. This award, made on September 23, 2022 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664), will support efforts through August 30, 2025 to advance forest resource...

This $1,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) supports the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands, Inc. in delivering a range of urban forestry and sustainability initiatives in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The key products and services to be provided include tree planting, ecosystem restoration, conservation planning, workforce development, and educational...

The federal Project Grant award ID 24DG11120107013 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The $2,500,000.00 award, with a period of performance from September 3, 2024 to August 1, 2029, is funding the Virgin Islands Trail Alliance Inc. to deliver comprehensive urban forestry projects that plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $198,280 project grant to the Fond St. Jacques Development Committee (FSJDC) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750). The grant will support FSJDC in strengthening the skills and knowledge of youth farmers and women in St. Lucia to diversify their livelihoods through community tourism activities and upgrading the Fond St. Jacques Agro-Tourism Park. This aligns with the IAF's commitment to strengthen community-led disaster...

This $297,277 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research by Inquiring Systems, Inc. (ISI), a non-profit organization based in Santa Rosa, California, to characterize the long-term ecological legacy effects of colonial plantation agriculture on tropical soils in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The research aims to evaluate how historical land-use changes, such as the widespread deforestation and conversion to sugarcane plantations in...