This agreement continues work on timber sales, fuel reduction and forest health improvement projects on national forest lands in the state of colorado

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $2 million cooperative agreement to Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division on July 28, 2026, to continue work on timber sales, fuel reduction, and forest health improvement projects on national forest lands in Colorado through June 10, 2036. The award operates under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Restoration/Revegetation program (CFDA 10.717), which aims to restore healthy, diverse, and resilient ecological systems to minimize severe fires on critical watersheds and rebuild ecosystems, protect wildlife habitat, and restore streams, rivers, and watersheds in high-risk wildfire areas. Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division, the research arm of the public Land Grant institution based in Fort Collins, delivers university-based research and technical expertise in environmental management and natural resources across federal agencies. Performance occurs in Colorado.