Cooperative Agreement AID527A1600001

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684), supports the Regional Program for the Environment in Central Africa. The $101,870.65 award was granted on September 6, 2024, with a target completion date of March 31, 2025. The awardee, Actions Pour La Promotion Et Protection DES Peuples Et Especes Menaces En RDC, is a non-profit organization based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that...

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 R9-Eastern Region awarded a $410,000 Project Grant to The Northwoods Alliance Incorporated through the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFP) on September 22, 2022. The grant will fund the acquisition of 200 acres of land to establish the Cedar Headwaters Community Forest under the CFP. The purpose of the CFP is to achieve community benefits by establishing community forests through 50/50 competitive grant awards to local...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through its Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689), awarded a $722,000 Project Grant to Rensselaer Plateau Alliance Inc., a non-profit organization in New York. The grant funding will be used to acquire and establish the Wolf Creek Community Forest. The project aims to protect forestland from conversion to non-forest uses while delivering community benefits such as public recreation, environmental conservation,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $183,000 Cooperative Agreement under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) to Agritix Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia. The purpose of this 5-year award, with a start date of September 4, 2024 and completion date of July 31, 2029, is to develop and deploy an automated wood identification model for West Africa. This project aims to address critical global challenges such as climate change, forest conservation, and supporting...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $272,000 project grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Federacion Hondurena De Cooperativas Agroforestales Limitada (FEHCAFOR), a non-profit organization in Honduras. The grant supports FEHCAFOR and four of its member organizations to increase pine resin collection, thereby improving incomes for rural farmers and providing a sustainable alternative to irregular migration. Specifically, the funding will enable...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Region awarded $420,000 to Aiken Land Conservancy, Inc. on September 5, 2025, under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689). This Project Grant funds the acquisition of approximately 25.1 acres of land in South Carolina for the creation of the Dufour Community Forest. The project will be completed by September 4, 2030, and is designed to preserve privately-owned forestland from conversion to non-forest...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $575,900 Project Grant to Rensselaer Plateau Alliance Inc. under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689). The grant will support the GRAFTON COMMUNITY FOREST project from August 2021 through April 2023. The purpose of the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program is to achieve community benefits by establishing community forests through competitive 50/50 cost-share grants to eligible organizations....

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...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $106,810 Cooperative Agreement under its International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) to the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), an international non-profit organization, for the "Mangrove Monitoring for Climate Change Mitigation in India" project. The project, with a period of performance from June 27, 2023, to June 1, 2025, supports CIFOR's research and policy engagement activities related to monitoring...