Cooperative Agreement 23IC11132762068

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $123,371.87 cooperative agreement to Fundacion Internacional Para La Promocion Del Desarrollo Sustentable Futuro Lati, doing business as Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano, to support sustainable forestry management in the Sangay-Podoocarpus Conservation Corridor in Ecuador from March 10, 2021 through March 31, 2023. Under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA #10.684) cooperative agreement, Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano will work to...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $490,002 cooperative agreement to Alianca DA Terra, doing business as At, to support the Brazil Fire Prevention and Preparedness project from July 23, 2021 through July 1, 2026. The funding is provided through the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) grant program. Under this cooperative agreement, At will work with the Forest Service to deliver fire prevention and preparedness activities in Brazil. The International Forestry...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $319,994.40 Project Grant to Fundacion Solidaridad Latinoamericana (doing business as Solidaridad) to enable conditions to catalyze investments towards sustainable cattle farming in Colombia. The grant was awarded under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) federal grant program and will support project activities through June 30, 2022. The International Forestry Programs aim to improve forest policies and practices globally by...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $599,940 cooperative agreement to World Forest Id Association from September 2022 through August 2025 under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) federal grant program. Through this award, World Forest Id will accelerate impact in Latin America by extending the Forest Service's efforts to improve forest policies and practices internationally, address climate change, conserve and protect critical global forest environments and...

This Project Grant award from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) provides $307,734 to the Federacion POR La Autodeterminacion De LOS Pueblos Indigenas (FAPI) to support indigenous land management and territorial autonomy efforts in Paraguay through March 2024. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), FAPI will work with local Mbya Guarani groups to develop and implement a land management plan to protect against forest fires and promote territorial autonomy on their...

This $338,400 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Association For Fire Ecology in increasing public benefits from fire ecology and management. The key activities to be funded over the 2-year period include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, fire prevention education, incident management support, and capacity building for fire departments and...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $248,014 project grant to Oregon State University under the International Forestry Programs federal grant program (CFDA 10.684). The grant will support capacity building for climate and forests in Ecuador from September 2022 through September 2027. Specifically, Oregon State University will extend the Forest Service's efforts to improve forest policies and practices internationally and address climate change by working with Ecuador on...

This $556,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps, a division of the Puerto Rico Fire Department, in providing fire prevention, control, and management services across Puerto Rico's non-federal lands. The funding will enable the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps to conduct critical activities such as developing community...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $465,000 project grant to Michigan Technological University under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) to support peatland ecology and restoration education in South America from August 2022 through August 2027. The grant aims to extend the Forest Service's efforts to improve forest policies and practices internationally, address climate change, conserve and protect critical global forest environments and resources, and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management, through the Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA 15.232), awarded a $490,274 Cooperative Agreement to Colorado State University. The goal of this multi-year project is to assess the tools, methodologies, and governance practices that can be used to mitigate the impacts of large wildfires in the western United States, such as watershed impairment and habitat recovery for critical species. The research will involve a literature review,...