Project Grant 10DG11059702099

Summary The National Forest Foundation received a $159,601 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5) under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) for the San Bernardino National Forest Goldspotted Oak Borer (GSOB) Management Project. The award, effective September 8, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2027, supports forest health management activities designed to address invasive pest threats to forest resources in...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). The grant, awarded on February 15, 2024, supports the "EMERALD ASH BORER INTERAGENCY ACTION PLAN" to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources in California from the invasive emerald ash borer pest. The funding will enable CDFA, a state government agency, to...

This $115,250 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) will fund a survey to detect the presence of newly invading exotic wood-boring insect pests in California. The primary activities include deploying insect traps across 4-6 counties, conducting visual surveys, and submitting suspect samples to a...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) received a $1.31 million Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The award funds CDFA's efforts to prevent the interstate spread of Phytophthora ramorum, the causal agent of Sudden Oak Death (SOD), through comprehensive...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) for the "Management of Invasive Urban Shade Tree Pests in California". The grant, with a performance period from August 2024 to June 2029, will support CAL Fire's efforts to address invasive pests affecting urban shade trees across the state. Key activities likely...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded $200,000 to the Utah Department of Agriculture through the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) on September 16, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. This Project Grant funds integrated pest management (IPM) and on-the-ground invasive species management activities across non-federal and federal lands in Utah. The award supports active management actions aimed at reducing wildfire...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) received a $115,250 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This award supports a statewide invasive exotic woodborer surveillance initiative designed to detect and assess the presence of...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $172,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). The award, made on September 18, 2024, supports a Sudden Oak Death Testing and Educational Program with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2029. Through this grant, UC Berkeley will undertake activities to protect and manage...

Oak Wilt Suppression Project Grant Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 8 (Southern Region), awarded $300,000 through the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to Texas A&M Forest Service for an oak wilt suppression initiative spanning five years (August 22, 2025 – August 21, 2030). The project addresses oak wilt disease, a lethal fungal infection caused by Bretziella fagacearum, which has been detected across 76 counties plus seven additional counties...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) provides $1,132,843 to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to support efforts to prevent the spread of the Phytophthora ramorum pathogen, the causal agent of Sudden Oak Death, through regulated nursery stock and articles shipped interstate from California. Key...