Project Grant 14DG11020000033

The State of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments Division, doing business as Financial Reporting Manager, was awarded a $3,483,894 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664). The award, effective September 12, 2024, will support a range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Wyoming through September 30, 2027. Key efforts funded by the grant include developing...

The West Virginia Division of Forestry received a $2.8 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to acquire forest land under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). The grant will fund the acquisition of the South Fork Lost River property through September 2026 to protect environmentally important forest areas from conversion to non-forest uses. The Forest Legacy Program aims to identify and conserve forest lands through conservation easements or fee...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,875,000 Project Grant on December 23, 2024 to the State of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments Division, under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). This grant will fund climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Wyoming over a 5-year period, with a final completion date of December 22, 2029. Key objectives include increasing...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) awarded a $663,000.00 Project Grant to the State of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments on June 7, 2024. The funding will support the state's 2024 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Wyoming State Forest Action Plan, which encompasses a range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Wyoming. Key focus areas include developing genetically improved tree seeds and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $240,000 project grant to the Wyoming Department of Agriculture under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to support invasive annual grass management activities. This grant, awarded on September 19, 2024, will fund a multi-year effort to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources in Wyoming from damaging invasive plants. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include invasive...

The West Virginia Division of Forestry received a $108,422 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to administer the West Virginia Forest Legacy Program. The grant was awarded on September 6, 2022 with a completion date of August 15, 2027. Under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676), the Division of Forestry will effectively identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in West Virginia threatened by conversion to nonforest uses. They will do...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $306,475 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) to the State of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments on June 17, 2024. This grant will fund activities to mitigate wildfire risks in the Crow Creek watershed, including implementing fuel treatments, conducting prescribed burns, and developing action plans to improve forest health and community wildfire protection....

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $4.5 million Project Grant to Alliance Title & Escrow Corporation under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) to support the Legacy Project Moyie River Corridor Phase 2 from May 2021 through May 2025. The Forest Legacy Program aims to protect environmentally important forest areas from conversion to nonforest uses through conservation easements or fee simple purchases. This award will likely support the acquisition of conservation...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $5,246,667 Project Grant to the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands (Division of Forestry) under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant funding will support the Division of Forestry's efforts to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in the Bear River Mountains of Utah threatened by conversion to non-forest uses,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $384,545 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to the State of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments Division on September 9, 2024. This grant will fund wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in Wyoming over a 5-year period through September 1, 2029. The grant supports the state agency's efforts to...