Project Grant 09DG11420004353

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. (SFI) was awarded a $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). This federal grant program funds projects that plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in urban and community settings, with a focus on advancing environmental justice in underserved areas....

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the United States Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc. under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The Cooperative Agreement, with a performance period from January 19, 2025 to December 31, 2027, is intended to strengthen collaboration and communication of landowner assistance. The project will support climate mitigation and forest resilience...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service has awarded a $886,895 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization in Puerto Rico. The grant funding will be used to enhance habitat connectivity in subtropical dry forests in Puerto Rico over a 3-year project period ending in May 2026. PDC, which has a strong track record of delivering federally-funded environmental conservation...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $6,257,211 Project Grant to Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. (SFI) under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant supports climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners across the United States. Key deliverables include providing cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help landowners participate in...

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...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $527,848 project grant to Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. (SFI), a non-profit organization, to provide technical assistance on new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products under the federal Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). This project, titled "ADVANCING SOCIAL IMPACT USING MASS TIMBER IN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING TYPES," aims to assist the Forest Service, state foresters,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $502,000 Project Grant under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) to The Foundation For Sustainable Forests, Inc. on February 14, 2024. This grant will support the acquisition and establishment of the NORTHWESTERN RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY FOREST in Pennsylvania. The project aims to protect forestland from conversion to non-forest uses while providing community benefits such as...

The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. (PACD) received a $420,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to implement landscape-scale restoration forestry efforts aimed at protecting Pennsylvania from invasive species through regional invasive species management partnerships. Funded under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664), PACD will build partnerships and coordinate invasive species management...

The U.S. Forest Service awarded a $472,050 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to The Forest Stewards Guild, doing business as The Forest Trust, for the "Landscape Scale Restoration Sustaining Ash of the Northeast through Training Treatment and Outreach" project. The project aims to provide training, conduct treatment, and execute outreach to sustain ash trees in the Northeast region. As a non-profit organization specializing in forest...

This $1,999,950 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The project, awarded to the Urban Forest Carbon Registry in August 2024, delivers three key solutions over 3 years to enable hundreds of land trusts to enroll thousands of rural landowners in carbon offset and ecosystem services programs: Technical assistance toolkits to help landowners assess eligibility,...