Cooperative Agreement F15AC01194

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $856,714 Project Grant to The Delta Institute under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664). The grant will fund the Delta Institute's LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION: EXPANDING AND STEWARDING REGIONAL FOREST CANOPY THROUGH THE NORTHWEST INDIANA TREE PLANTING CONSORTIUM project from July 29, 2022 to June 30, 2025. Through this consortium, The Delta Institute will work to advance forest...

This $337,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 supports the City of Northwood, Ohio to improve habitat conditions within Dry Creek at Nature Trails Park in the Maumee River Area of Concern through June 2025. Funded under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative competitive grant program (CFDA #66.469), key deliverables include restoring 350 feet of riparian buffer, stabilizing 1,400 feet of eroding streambank, and enhancing instream and riparian habitat through the...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region awarded a $4,651,394 Cooperative Agreement to the City of Henderson to construct an approximately 21-acre park north of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area in Henderson, Nevada. The project will expand upon existing trails, provide additional recreational amenities, and further protect the area for public enjoyment. Key features include trails with interpretive elements inspired by petroglyphs, art...

The Western Reserve Land Conservancy will receive $1.5 million under a Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The grant will fund an urban reforestation project in Cleveland, Ohio from March 2023 through December 2025. As part of the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program, the Land Conservancy will plant and maintain trees in areas of the city with low canopy cover and high socioeconomic vulnerability. The program...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded a 5-year, $310,000 Project Grant to Houston Wilderness, a non-profit organization, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant supports Houston Wilderness' riparian reforestation efforts in smaller high-risk neighborhoods in Texas. Specifically, Houston Wilderness is producing and distributing tree seeds and seedlings to replant riparian areas, as well as implementing green stormwater...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the TIP (Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) program provides $649,999 to The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to develop prototype decision-making tools for optimizing tree canopy coverage in desert cities. The key deliverables include: Tree selection and distribution tools for urban planners to balance concerns around heat, water use, and environmental justice Use of thermal data to assess water-heat-health...

The Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper will implement green infrastructure practices across a 2.23-acre site along Gill Creek in Niagara Falls, NY through a $1.23 million Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Project Grant awarded under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) CFDA 66.469 program. Activities include constructing an infiltration trench, floodplain benches, exfiltration systems, and restoring fringe wetlands and natural areas to capture 2.3 million gallons of stormwater runoff...

This $300,000 Project Grant awarded by the USDA Forest Service R9-Eastern Region under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) is funding the "Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Increasing Urban Forestry Resilience Through Community Stewardship" project. The prime awardee, The Morton Arboretum, a non-profit organization, will lead the initiative to enhance urban tree canopies, increase climate resilience, and facilitate collaborative community forestry efforts. Key...

The Nature Conservancy was awarded an $889,668 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on August 16, 2021 to complete the TREESILIENCE: ST. LOUIS AREA LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION AND STATE URBAN FOREST RESILIENCE project by December 1, 2024. The project aims to advance forest resource management and conservation in Missouri through landscape-scale restoration activities and improving the resilience of...

The City of Milwaukee was awarded a $760,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative CFDA 66.469 to redevelop an industrial brownfield site adjacent to an existing public playground in an underserved community. The City will create a new neighborhood park that will manage over 93,000 gallons of stormwater per rain event through green infrastructure features such as bioswales, native plantings, and porous...