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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $297,983.34 Cooperative Agreement under the Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228) to the Tri-County Firesafe Working Group Inc., a non-profit organization in Montana. The project aims to reduce wildfire risk and build community resilience through forest health improvement, wildlife habitat conservation, and support for forest industries. Key deliverables include providing education and outreach to...

The Alabama Forestry Commission will receive $357,500 under a three-year Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The award, made through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, will support the delivery of on-the-ground accomplishments that result in productive and healthy forests meeting landowner objectives. As the primary awardee, the Alabama Forestry Commission will work with private forest landowners in...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance (CFDA 15.674) program provides $300,000 to the Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization, to conduct fuels reduction and habitat restoration activities on 300 acres of land adjacent to the communities of Fort Jones, Etna, and Callahan, California. Key project activities include removing or thinning...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has awarded a $1,998,204 Cooperative Agreement to Appalachian Carbon Exchange, LLC to establish a silvopasture reforestation program in rural Appalachia under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The program will provide cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help non-industrial private forest landowners in the region participate in emerging environmental markets such as carbon...

This $151,200 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912), aims to enable more prescribed burning on properties of historically underserved landowners in central Alabama. The long-term goal is to create an appreciation for prescribed burning among these landowners by working closely with them and serving as a mentorship program to train the next generation of prescribed burners, with a focus...

This $1,999,950 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The project, awarded to the Urban Forest Carbon Registry in August 2024, delivers three key solutions over 3 years to enable hundreds of land trusts to enroll thousands of rural landowners in carbon offset and ecosystem services programs: Technical assistance toolkits to help landowners assess eligibility,...

This $338,400 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Association For Fire Ecology in increasing public benefits from fire ecology and management. The key activities to be funded over the 2-year period include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, fire prevention education, incident management support, and capacity building for fire departments and...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded a $584,006.50 Project Grant to Ecoforesters of North Carolina, USA to increase the pace of forestry restoration for rural landowners from September 14, 2022 through June 30, 2025. Under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664), Ecoforesters will assist in advancing forest resources management and conservation through activities such as producing and distributing genetically improved tree seeds...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $491,000 Project Grant to Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact on July 8, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The grant was awarded under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to equip and train fire personnel for national mobility. Specifically, the funding will support efforts to assist in controlling rural fires, preventing and suppressing wildfires on non-federal forest and...

This Cooperative Agreement award was granted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The $1,763,109 award will fund the creation of regional carbon buyer hubs to connect small and underserved forest landowners to new pools of local and regional buyers for carbon offset credits. The prime awardee, the Urban Forest Carbon Registry, will serve as the national coordinating center, providing...