Project Grant 18IG11132650287

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $196,000 Cooperative Agreement to the International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This funding supports IAWF's efforts to enhance collaboration in wildland fire management over a three-year period from April 2024 to December 2026. Through this Cooperative Agreement, IAWF will organize major international conferences and facilitate...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $110,000 cooperative agreement to IPB University in Indonesia from November 9, 2022 to September 30, 2027 under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) grant program. The award will strengthen technology development to sustain forest ecosystems by extending Forest Service efforts to improve forest policies and practices internationally, address climate change, conserve and protect critical global forest environments and...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $599,940 cooperative agreement to World Forest Id Association from September 2022 through August 2025 under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) federal grant program. Through this award, World Forest Id will accelerate impact in Latin America by extending the Forest Service's efforts to improve forest policies and practices internationally, address climate change, conserve and protect critical global forest environments and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $420,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Forest Service International Foundation under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) on August 13, 2024. The agreement supports the development of global wood identification tools to combat illegal logging. The funding will be used to build comprehensive tools and resources to improve the ability to accurately identify wood species and track the global timber trade, a key...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $223,000 Cooperative Agreement to Trent University under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) to improve forest policies and practices globally. The award, titled "DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING WITH THE FOREST DATABASE", will fund research, data analysis, and technical reporting to support evidence-based decision-making related to forest management and conservation. Through this 2-year project, Trent University will...

This $152,485.88 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684), will support the University of Tennessee's UT AG Research Division in developing and implementing the FlorestADB platform. Key objectives include: Integrating a real-time wood catalog to enable precise geographic tracking, which will strengthen enforcement efforts and protect legitimate U.S. wood industries from illicit competition. The...

This Cooperative Agreement award, in the amount of $753,682.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684). The award supports the World Resources Institute (WRI), a non-profit research organization, in delivering technical assistance, capacity building, and other services to improve global forest policies and practices. Specific activities include research, education, training, conservation efforts, and...

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...

This federal Project Grant award of $106,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684), supports efforts to improve forest policies and practices globally, address climate change, and conserve critical forest environments and resources. The funding will be used by the Canadian Forest Service at Natural Resources Canada's Great Lakes Forestry Centre to validate a predictive framework to guide the selection and release...

Under a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684), the Forest Service International Foundation will engage a trade advisor based in Brussels to focus on U.S. forest product industry priorities. The $1,334,811.90 award, effective September 5, 2025 through April 30, 2028, will task the advisor with monitoring trade policy developments, representing U.S. industry in technical engagements and trade...