This award is to address partner capacity to enhance active forest management on national forests in the pacific northwest

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region awarded a cooperative agreement totaling $5.225 million to Wildlife Management Institute, Incorporated on August 14, 2026, to enhance active forest management capacity on National Forests in the Pacific Northwest under the Forest and Grassland Collaboratives program (CFDA 10.737). The award runs through August 13, 2031, with place of performance in Washington.

The Forest and Grassland Collaboratives program supports forest and grassland collaboratives—groups with diverse interests participating in cooperative processes—in accomplishing activities beneficial to public lands and adjacent non-Federal lands. Funding covers risk mitigation, facilitation, planning, project implementation, technical assistance, operational support, and other capacity support. Primary objectives include protection, restoration, and improvements of public access to Federal lands and improving Federal investments and resources through collaborative-based methodologies.

Wildlife Management Institute, a Vermont-based nonprofit with expertise in wildlife conservation and natural resource management, serves as the recipient organization and brings established federal partnerships to the collaborative effort. The cooperative agreement establishes a negotiated partnership framework in which both parties contribute resources and responsibilities, with monitoring and financial reporting requirements aligned to the project scope and deliverables.