Formula Grant F14AF00827

This Project Grant award of $1,200,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) aims to expand longleaf pine restoration on state and private lands. The funding will support several sub-award projects: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) will restore and enhance 1,700 acres of private lands in West Central Louisiana through longleaf pine plantings, prescribed burning, and conservation planning to...

This $1,200,000 Project Grant was awarded on June 20, 2023 by the USDA Forest Service R8-Southern Region under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). The grant supports the restoration and conservation of the longleaf pine ecosystem across public and private lands in West Georgia, East Alabama, South Georgia, and North Florida. Key activities include 20,000 acres of prescribed burning, 1,350 acres of longleaf pine...

The Green Forests Work Landscape Scale Restoration Program: Restoring Shortleaf Pine project grant was awarded on August 24, 2021 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region. With $207,910 in funding provided over a three-year period concluding June 30, 2024, Green Forests Work, Inc. will deliver services to restore shortleaf pine forests in Kentucky. The award is being made through the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664), which...

Under a $114,654 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630), the Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain will restore 80.39 acres of wet pine savanna habitat near the Mississippi Sandhill Crane Refuge. The project utilizes mechanical mulching, chemical mowing, and bush hogging techniques to establish alternative restoration methods and explore their ecological and economic viability. This effort builds on the...

This $400,000 Project Grant was awarded by the USDA Forest Service under the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (CFDA 10.683) grant program to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) on Sep 6, 2024. The grant supports comprehensive ecosystem restoration efforts, including habitat connectivity and resilience improvements for montane longleaf pine ecosystems in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Key activities include prescribed burning, timber stand improvements, and longleaf...

This $129,799 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, provided under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program, will support the acquisition and permanent protection of 50 acres of critical pine flatwoods savanna and associated ephemeral wetlands in Florida. The conservation easement, to be held in perpetuity by the accredited Tall Timbers Research Inc. land trust, will allow for the long-term management and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $519,854 cooperative agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.664) from September 2021 through August 2026. The award will support the Longleaf for All-Longleaf Landscape Stewardship Fund 2021-2026 project to expand outreach, education, technical assistance and financial resources for historically underserved landowners to restore and manage...

This $865,000 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) supports The Nature Conservancy's (TNC) work to organize high priority conservation and restoration activities across the nine-state longleaf pine historic range. Specifically, the funding will enable TNC to build partnerships, implement prescribed fire, and manage hazardous fuels on approximately 6,500 acres of refuge lands in...

This federal Project Grant award for $1,599,306.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664), supports the Apalachicola Regional Restoration Initiative Strategies 2 and 3 Monitoring Program. The primary awardee is Florida A&M University, which will coordinate the monitoring program with sub-awards to Florida State University and the University of Florida. The program aims to develop genetically improved tree...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) will provide $295,704.50 to support a habitat restoration project for the Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Florida. Over a two-year period, the project will assist with planting sandhill groundcover on 200 acres to improve habitat for listed species and aquifer recharge, as well as decrease the risk of catastrophic...