Project Grant 16DG11420004233

The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County will receive $160,000 under a three-year Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support urban and community forestry education, tree management, and preservation projects from September 2022 to September 2025. The funding will support efforts aligned with the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA #10.675), which aims to plan for, establish, manage and protect trees, forests, green spaces and related...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $160,000 Project Grant under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County, a non-profit small agricultural cooperative, for the COUNTY URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAM. This 4.5-year award, with a period of performance from February 22, 2024 to September 30, 2028, will support the organization's urban forestry education, tree management and preservation projects, and nutrition...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through its Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689), awarded a $722,000 Project Grant to Rensselaer Plateau Alliance Inc., a non-profit organization in New York. The grant funding will be used to acquire and establish the Wolf Creek Community Forest. The project aims to protect forestland from conversion to non-forest uses while delivering community benefits such as public recreation, environmental conservation,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $968,000 Project Grant to the Orange County Land Trust Inc. under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) to create the Gibraltar Rock Community Forest in New York. The objective of this grant is to protect privately-owned forestlands from non-forest development and establish a publicly accessible community forest that will provide environmental conservation, recreational opportunities, sustainable...

The Albany Pine Bush Preserve received a $300,000 project grant award from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region on August 21, 2021 to complete work by August 31, 2024. The grant was awarded under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to support endangered species habitat restoration and fuel reduction efforts in the Pine Barrens of Albany, New York. Specifically, the funding will assist the Albany Pine Bush Preserve in...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $930,900 Project Grant under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) to the Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire (SELT), a non-profit organization, for the Birch Ridge Community Forest Phase Three project. This grant will support SELT's efforts to acquire forestland and establish a community forest that provides public recreation, environmental conservation, economic opportunities, and forest-based...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $575,900 Project Grant to Rensselaer Plateau Alliance Inc. under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689). The grant will support the GRAFTON COMMUNITY FOREST project from August 2021 through April 2023. The purpose of the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program is to achieve community benefits by establishing community forests through competitive 50/50 cost-share grants to eligible organizations....

This $5,000,000 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) will fund the University at Albany's Research Foundation (RF-SUNY) to implement a comprehensive urban climate adaptation initiative focused on forest ecosystems in Albany, New York. The project aims to deliver ecosystem services, social benefits, and economic advantages to disadvantaged urban communities and engage youth in this effort. Key activities...

The Albany Pine Bush Preserve will receive $300,000 through a Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to conduct wildfire risk reduction activities under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program. From September 2022 through August 2026, the Preserve will perform fuel reduction and habitat restoration work in the Albany Pine Bush to control rural and wildland fires. The Cooperative Fire Assistance program aims to assist non-federal...

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...