Project Grant 18DG11420004005

The Monroe County Soil And Water Conservation District was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on February 12, 2024. The grant will fund reforestation efforts in response to Emerald Ash Borer infestations that have decimated ash trees in the Great Lakes region. The 3-year project aims to develop genetically improved tree seedlings, produce and distribute them for reforestation, and undertake other landscape...

This $3,000,000 federal Project Grant awarded on September 10, 2024 by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) will fund the City of Rochester's tree expansion and beautification initiative. The grant will support comprehensive urban forestry efforts in Rochester, New York to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources. The project aims to...

The Morton Arboretum was awarded a $308,762.44 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664). The grant will support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative's goal of increasing tree canopy and capacity in priority communities impacted by Emerald Ash Borer. Specifically, The Morton Arboretum will purchase 150 trees valued at $500 each that will be planted by the City of Chicago...

The City of Rochester was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant, awarded on May 23, 2024, will support a comprehensive urban forestry initiative focused on planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in the city. The program aims to provide ecosystem services, social benefits, and...

The City of Royal Oak, Michigan will receive a $187,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to enhance tree canopy coverage through December 2025. Funded through the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program administered by the Forest Service, the City will work to improve community health and resilience by increasing the number and variety of trees planted. The award will support the City's efforts to expand its urban forest for...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $392,126 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to The Morton Arboretum to implement "Infrastructure Prevention and Early Detection of Invasive Plants in High Priority Forests of the Midwest." The project aims to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources from damaging invasive plants in the Midwest region. Key activities include conducting invasive species surveys, implementing...

The Morton Arboretum received a $110,085 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 September 17, 2025 through September 16, 2026. The award funds an outreach, education, and training initiative designed to build and maintain a network of informed citizens and organizations capable of identifying and reporting invasive forest...

The Village of Schaumburg in Illinois was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Eastern Region to implement the Schaumburg Emerald Ash Borer Reforestation Program. The grant, provided through the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA #10.723), will support efforts to replant trees in the village following the loss of ash trees to the invasive Emerald Ash Borer beetle. Specifically, the funding will be used...

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 Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $13,500,000 Project Grant to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to implement the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). This five-year grant, effective July 17, 2023 through June 30, 2028, will enable DEC to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in disadvantaged communities across New York...