The mcintire stennis cooperative forestry research grant funds will be used by forestry program faculty and graduate students at stephen F. Austin state university to conduct research addressing…

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 develop solutions, and implement research findings in sustainable forest resources management. Work is performed in Nacogdoches, Texas, with a period of performance through September 30, 2027.

The Cooperative Forestry Research program (McIntire-Stennis) aims to increase forestry research in production, utilization, and protection of forestland and to train future forestry scientists. Funds distributed to state-certified institutions are expected to be fully expended in the fiscal year of appropriation; current policy permits 50 percent of the allocation to carry over into the next fiscal year, with carryover funds due by September 30 of the carryover year. Waiver requests for greater than 50 percent carryover may be considered and approved.

The mcintire stennis cooperative forestry research grant funds will be used by forestry program faculty and graduate students at stephen F. Austin state university to conduct research addressing issues facing forest resources management in texas and the region. One outcome of this research program will be to train future forest resources scientists and managers capable of identifying issues, seeking solutions to these issues through the use of sound scientific methodology, and addressing these issues through the application of research findings in a program of sustainable forest resources management.