Project Grant 18DG11420004269

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $2,500,000 Project Grant on May 14, 2024 to La Cosecha Community Supported Agriculture, a small agricultural cooperative and non-profit organization, for the South Valley Community Forestry Project in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The project, funded under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727), aims to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in the...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $106,810 Cooperative Agreement under its International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) to the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), an international non-profit organization, for the "Mangrove Monitoring for Climate Change Mitigation in India" project. The project, with a period of performance from June 27, 2023, to June 1, 2025, supports CIFOR's research and policy engagement activities related to monitoring...

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...

This $12,000,000 five-year Cooperative Agreement award from the USDA Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) supports River Network, a non-profit organization, in planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in urban and community settings. The project aims to build climate resilience in disadvantaged frontline communities through urban forestry initiatives. Key...

The National Arbor Day Foundation received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region through the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA #10.675). The grant funding will support the 2021 TREE CITY USA program to strengthen and encourage community forestry programs across the United States from July 13, 2021 through September 30, 2021. The Urban and Community Forestry Program aims to plan for, establish, manage and protect...

The California Urban Forests Council (CUFC) was awarded a $404,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to support regional council management and outreach efforts from December 16, 2022 through June 30, 2024. The Urban and Community Forestry Program aims to plan for, establish, manage and protect urban forests through providing ecosystem services and social/economic benefits. Under this award, CUFC will...

This $200,000.00 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (CFDA 10.727 - Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program) supports comprehensive urban forestry initiatives focused on planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in cities and towns. The award to the Federation of Southern Cooperatives / Land Assistance Fund Inc. aims to provide ecosystem services, social benefits, and...

The Mississippi Forestry Commission received a $1.5 million Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to implement urban and community forestry activities across Mississippi from May 2023 to May 2028. As the state entity responsible for forestry management, the Commission will use the funding to plan for, establish, manage and protect trees, forests, green spaces and related...

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has been awarded a $1,875,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant will fund the "Planting Trees in Massachusetts Disadvantaged Communities" initiative, which aims to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $410,000 Project Grant to the Forest Education & Conservation Foundation under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664). The five-year award will support the Forestry Workforce Promotion and Training Program in North Carolina through June 2028. The non-profit Foundation will deliver services to advance forest resource management and conservation in nonfederal lands in North Carolina. This includes...