Project Grant 18DG11420004275

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 Town of Meredith received a $308,000 Project Grant award dated June 12, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689). The funding was utilized to establish the Page Pond Community Forest, a 30-acre community forest in Meredith, New Hampshire. This acquisition project delivers multiple community benefits including expansion of public outdoor recreation access through hiking, hunting, and fishing...

The Town of Stoddard, New Hampshire received a $1,260,600 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFP) to protect 40 acres of the Wilson Community Forest, also known as Little Big Forest, for community forest and open space through June 30, 2024. The purpose of the CFP is to establish community forests through 50/50 competitive grant awards to local governments and nonprofits. This award will...

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 $589,500 Project Grant to the Frenchman Bay Conservancy under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) to create the Whitney Community Forest in Maine. This 4-year project involves the fee simple acquisition of private forestland to establish a new community forest that will provide public recreation, environmental conservation, economic opportunities, and forest-based educational programming for the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $498,300 Project Grant under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) to the Polk County Conservation Board to establish the Brenton Slough Community Forest in Iowa. The grant, awarded on March 24, 2025, will support the acquisition of private forestlands to protect them from non-forest development and create a publicly accessible community forest that provides environmental conservation, recreational...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $968,000 Project Grant through the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) to Landmark Conservancy Inc., a nonprofit land conservation organization in Wisconsin. The grant funds a project titled "Pine Coulee Community Forest" that involves land acquisition, habitat assessments, native plantings, and invasive species control. The project aims to protect forestland from non-forest development and...

The Greater Lovell Land Trust Inc. was awarded a $1,415,190 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to acquire 1,313 acres of land to establish the Kezar Corridor Community Forest under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFP). The CFP aims to achieve community benefits through competitive 50/50 cost-share grants for local governments, tribes, and nonprofits to establish community forests. Funds will support Greater Lovell Land Trust in...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $410,000 Project Grant to The Northwoods Alliance Incorporated through the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFP) on September 22, 2022. The grant will fund the acquisition of 200 acres of land to establish the Cedar Headwaters Community Forest under the CFP. The purpose of the CFP is to achieve community benefits by establishing community forests through 50/50 competitive grant awards to local...

The Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation Vermont received a $433,556.82 Project Grant award on August 14, 2025, through the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), also known as the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program. This award funds the Bethel Recreation Skate Park project, with a completion deadline of March 31, 2028. The project supports the development and construction of outdoor...