The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $7,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to Caribbean Regenerative Community Development Inc. (Crcd), a non-profit organization and community development corporation in Puerto Rico. The grant, with a period of performance from July 3, 2024 to June 30, 2029, will fund comprehensive urban forestry initiatives focused on planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees,...
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 Caribbean Regenerative Community Development Inc., doing business as CRCd, received a $130,009 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry Jardin Botanico Sur. The award will fund CRCd's "INTEGRATING URBAN AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS WITHIN THE RIO HONDO COMMMUNITY FOREST" project from September 16, 2022 through August 31, 2024. The project aims to plan for, establish, manage and protect trees, forests, green spaces...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $1,995,649.00, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The award aims to increase access for underserved and small acreage landowners to emerging private markets for climate mitigation or forest resilience through training. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include providing technical assistance,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $12,420,758 Cooperative Agreement under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to American Forests, a non-profit organization, to support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners. The key products and services to be delivered through this funding include: Providing cost-share assistance and technical support to help underserved landowners...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service has awarded a $886,895 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 grant funding will be used to enhance habitat connectivity in subtropical dry forests in Puerto Rico over a 3-year project period ending in May 2026. PDC, which has a strong track record of delivering federally-funded environmental conservation...
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 Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $1,952,869.00, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The award supports Croatan Institute, a nonprofit organization, in exploring ways to increase the participation of underserved and smallholder landowners in ecosystem markets. The key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year award include...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,978,714 Cooperative Agreement to Magnolia Land Partners Inc. on September 23, 2024 under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The agreement aims to advance landowner participation in compliance-based biodiversity markets by providing technical assistance, outreach, and support for underserved forest landowners to engage in emerging environmental markets such as carbon offset and...
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...