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The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Southern University Agricultural & Mechanical College $556,536 under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.202) on October 1, 2025. The award funds faculty-mentored research and training in urban forestry, with deliverables including databases, research articles, theses, capstone reports, dissertations, and presentations. Six research and training objectives structure the work:...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Central State University $219,640 under the Cooperative Forestry Research (McIntire-Stennis) program on October 1, 2025, for oak silviculture research and workforce development in southeastern Ohio through September 30, 2027. CSU will conduct forest management research across three nested geographic scales—statewide, a 17-county oak management priority forest area, and the Hocking Plateau Shared Stewardship...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $9,504,066 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The award, effective from August 2, 2024 to August 1, 2029, will fund comprehensive urban forestry initiatives that plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in cities and towns. The project...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University $591,758 under the Cooperative Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.202) on October 1, 2025, for hands-on training of undergraduate and graduate students as future forestry scientists and land managers while conducting regional forestry research aligned with McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research priorities. Research activities at Southern Illinois...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Florida A&M University $203,506 on October 1, 2025, under the Cooperative Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.202) to support forestry and natural resources research and training through the McIntire-Stennis program. The award funds multidisciplinary research projects and experiential learning opportunities for scholars recruited from 1862 and 1890 land-grant institutions in forestry and natural resource...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $284,092 to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) on October 1, 2025, under the Cooperative Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.202). UMES will conduct forestry research and workforce development focused on coastal forest ecosystems in Maryland, particularly on the Delmarva Peninsula. The work encompasses reforestation and timber management; watershed protection against floods and erosion; and forest...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Stephen F. Austin State University $1,064,834 on October 1, 2025, under the Cooperative Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.202) to conduct forestry research addressing forest resources management issues in Texas and the region. Forestry program faculty and graduate students will conduct research and train future forest resources scientists and managers to identify issues, apply sound scientific methodology to...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Tuskegee University $724,054 under the Cooperative Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.202) on October 1, 2025. The McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research program funds basic research, cutting-edge technologies, and applied solutions in forest management and related rangelands, addressing challenges including land use pressures, sustainability, wildfires, forest soil health, and rural economic development....

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Mississippi State University $2,006,506 under the Cooperative Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.202) on October 1, 2025, for forestry research, education, and technology transfer activities to be conducted through September 30, 2027. The College of Forest Resources and Forest and Wildlife Research Center deliver transformative teaching and learning, research and discovery, outreach, and engagement to foster...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Louisiana TECH University $788,426 under the Cooperative Forestry Research (McIntire-Stennis) formula grant program on October 1, 2025. Louisiana TECH is conducting forest research across five active projects and two pending projects, with eight faculty members leading work in evaluating the role of fungi in forest health in Louisiana; optimizing genetically improved seedlings for Southern forests; wood...