Project Grant 09DG11030300029

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region awarded a $449,903 Project Grant to Wood Sharks LLC through the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFDA 10.679). The grant will fund the Lower Embudo and Copper Hill State Trust Land Collaborative Restoration Project from September 2021 through September 2024. The project aims to promote healthy watersheds and reduce wildfire risks in New Mexico's forests through restoration activities. Specifically, the grant will...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region awarded a $450,000 Project Grant to Alfonso Chacon & Sons of New Mexico under the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFDA 10.679). The grant will fund implementation of activities to expand and strengthen fuel breaks through forest restoration in the Vallecitos area of New Mexico from July 2021 through July 2024. Specifically, the grant will support healthy watersheds and reduce threats from wildfires, insects and...

The Redwood Valley Rancheria Landscape Scale Restoration project is a $208,788 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant funds landscape restoration activities provided by the Redwood Valley Little River Band of Pomo Indians, a federally recognized Tribal government, to benefit the Redwood Valley Rancheria community in rural northern California. Key...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,775,414 Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration Program (CFDA 10.731) project grant to the Fall River Resource Conservation District (RCD) in California. The grant aims to link small private landowners to carbon markets and promote wildfire resilience practices in Northern California. The Fall River RCD, a local government entity, will use the funding to provide cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $625,000 Project Grant to Forest Products Distributors, Inc. (FPD) under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725). The grant, awarded on June 22, 2023, supports FPD's small biomass expansion project to increase the efficiency of its current post mill and increase consumption of woody biomass...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $3,464,000.00 Project Grant to Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division on August 14, 2023. The grant, funded through the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 10.730), will support the project "CREATING RESILIENT FORESTS IN COLORADO" with a completion date of July 31, 2028. The project will leverage Colorado State University's expertise in areas such as...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD), doing business as C A R C D, under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant is intended to support climate mitigation, forest resilience practices, and engagement of underserved forest landowners in emerging environmental markets. Key services to be delivered include cost-sharing for forestry...

Silver Dollar Wood Products LLC will utilize $450,000 in funding from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFDA 10.679) from June 2021 through May 2024. The award will support efforts to promote healthy watersheds and reduce wildfire risks in New Mexico's forests through projects utilizing small diameter wood for merging national markets. Specifically, the funding will be used to improve forest ecosystem functioning and enhance plant...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $7.3 million under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending federal grant program (CFDA #10.723) on August 17, 2022 to Colorado State University with completion by July 31, 2027. Colorado State University will implement wildfire risk reduction and forest resilience projects in Colorado through two sub-awards. The National Forest Foundation sub-award will conduct applied silviculture treatments on 400 acres, including...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $607,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFDA 10.715). This 10-year award will support collaborative watershed restoration projects in California that address critical environmental challenges such as hazardous fuel reduction, community wildfire protection...