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The Baton Rouge Green Association, Inc. was awarded a $781,394 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to support the Baton Rouge Green Fiscal Year 2021 Consolidated Payments Grant Funds Project. The Project Grant funding will support Baton Rouge Green's efforts to plan for, establish, manage and protect trees, forests, green spaces and related natural resources in and around Baton Rouge, Louisiana...

The Baton Rouge Green Association, Inc. has been awarded a $754,544 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA #10.664) to support urban and community forestry projects in the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana area through June 2026. The funding will enable Baton Rouge Green, a non-profit organization, to provide services related to urban forest management, including the production and distribution of genetically improved...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has awarded a $6,000,000 Project Grant to The Walls Project, a non-profit organization and community development corporation based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The grant, provided under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727), supports The Walls Project's efforts in urban tree canopy expansion and environmental justice initiatives in Louisiana over a five-year period from 2024 to 2029. The Walls Project's...

Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $102,000 Project Grant under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309) to Shape Up Mississippi, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The funding supports a collaborative partnership between the Catfish Row Museum (CRM) and Mound Bayou Museum (MBM) to develop and expand public programs and exhibitions that document the shared historical narratives of Vicksburg...

The Oakland Children's Fairyland was awarded a $425,228 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The two-year grant, beginning September 1, 2024, will fund the development and testing of three new educational programs focused on using puppetry to support kindergarten readiness and literacy development for young children in Oakland, California. The grant-funded programs will include a field trip...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded $873,200 to the Mississippi Arts Commission through the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 45.025) for the period of July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022. The funding will support arts programs, services, and activities carried out under the Mississippi Arts Commission's strategic plan approved by the National Endowment for the Arts. As the state arts agency for Mississippi, the Commission will utilize the funding...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $7,000,000 Project Grant to Baltimore Tree Trust Inc. under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). This 5-year grant, awarded in July 2024, supports comprehensive urban forestry initiatives that focus on planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in cities and towns. Key products and services to be delivered through this...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to The Art Effect Of The Hudson Valley Inc., doing business as The Art Effect, to support the establishment of a Youth Arts Empowerment Zone with public art installations and arts programming in Poughkeepsie, New York. The funding period is from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. Under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), the grant funds will enable The Art Effect to implement...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's National Park Service, under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), will provide $1,540,322 to the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to sub-grant to the City of Monroe for improvements to Kiroli Park. The project will rehabilitate the park's pedestrian trail system by clearing vegetation, repaving, and resurfacing the...

The University of South Florida received a $156,370 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to develop and produce five large, high-quality outdoor educational signs for its Botanical Gardens. The signage will interpret five distinct garden areas: the Pollinator Garden, Apiary, Native Collection, Avian Garden, and Littoral Shelf Planting. USF will contract with a qualified vendor to create custom illustrations and...