Formula Grant F15AF00195

The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) received a $9.46 million Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service dated April 14, 2023 under the Forest Legacy Program (FLP, CFDA #10.676). The grant will fund the Southern Shenandoah Borderlands Forest Legacy Acquisition project through April 13, 2028. The FLP aims to protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses through conservation easements or fee simple purchases. For this award, VDOF will...

This $12,666,667.00 Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service supports the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) in acquiring and conserving environmentally important forest areas across Virginia that are at risk of conversion to non-forest uses. Through this funding, VDoF will implement a 5-year project to purchase conservation easements or fee simple land from willing landowners to maintain working forests, conserve critical...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $30,080,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) to the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) on December 19, 2024. The grant supports a 3-year effort to identify, protect, and preserve environmentally important forest areas in Virginia that are at risk of conversion to non-forest uses. Key activities include securing conservation easements, fee simple land purchases, sustainable...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,753,333 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) to the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) on December 19, 2024. The purpose of this 2-year grant is to identify, protect, and preserve environmentally important forest areas in Virginia that are at risk of conversion to non-forest uses. Typical funded activities include conservation easements, fee simple land purchases, sustainable...

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, also known as the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, has been awarded a $4,157,298 Formula Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act program. This grant will fund the construction, maintenance, and improvements to increase wildlife habitat and public access on 230,000 acres of state-owned Wildlife Management Areas and Wildlife Conservation Sites in Virginia. Key project elements include building...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614), awarded a $1,389,100 Project Grant to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (VDWR) to acquire, conserve, and improve 621.42 acres of coastal wetlands and uplands in Accomack County, Virginia. This acquisition will expand a key wildlife management area, facilitate inland marsh migration, enhance coastal resiliency, and provide new public lands for wildlife-related...

The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) received a $176,000 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) to support forest legacy administration activities from April 2023 through April 2028. The Forest Legacy Program aims to protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to nonforest uses through conservation easements and land acquisition. Through this funding, VDOF will provide technical and financial assistance...

The Virginia Department of Forestry received a $237,333 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the Virginia Forest Legacy Administrative Funding program. The grant was awarded on June 10, 2022 with a completion date of September 30, 2024. The funding will support the Virginia Forest Legacy Program, the goal of which is to conserve environmentally important forest lands threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. The Program accomplishes this...

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, doing business as the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, received a $530,302 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program. This funding supports the department's implementation of conservation efforts to benefit Virginia's species of greatest conservation need, as part of their comprehensive wildlife action plan. Specific activities include habitat assessments, species...

The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) received a $500,000 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant, awarded on April 30, 2024, supports VDoF's "VIRGINIA UNDERSERVED LANDOWNER OUTREACH" initiative, which aims to provide cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help underserved private forest landowners in Virginia participate in emerging environmental markets...