Project Grant 19DG11052021219

This $338,400 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Association For Fire Ecology in increasing public benefits from fire ecology and management. The key activities to be funded over the 2-year period include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, fire prevention education, incident management support, and capacity building for fire departments and...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded Urban Wood Economy, Inc. a $500,000 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support the organization's work to capture carbon, reduce hazardous wood fuel, and create jobs within the wildland urban intersection from September 13, 2022 through May 30, 2025. Specifically, Urban Wood Economy will provide direct technical assistance to Forest Service, state...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $556,500 Project Grant under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture Inc. The grant supports initiatives to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, and green spaces in urban and community settings across the United States. The project period is from June 5, 2024 to May 31, 2027. The grant aims to provide ecosystem services, social...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance (CFDA 15.674) program provides $300,000 to the Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization, to conduct fuels reduction and habitat restoration activities on 300 acres of land adjacent to the communities of Fort Jones, Etna, and Callahan, California. Key project activities include removing or thinning...

The Society of Municipal Arborists, a non-profit organization, received a $591,390 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) with a performance period from July 28, 2023 to June 30, 2028. Through this federal grant, the Society of Municipal Arborists will deliver training, workshops, and conferences to increase the number and diversity of credentialed urban foresters, as well as provide mentoring and career guidance to new professionals...

The "The Circular Economy for the Urban Forest" project, awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program in July 2024, focuses on two key objectives: Developing methods to handle excess wood waste from urban areas, including converting it into biochar, a valuable soil amendment. This approach reduces landfill waste, greenhouse gas emissions, and creates...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Urban Forest Institute a $3,773,164 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) on February 20, 2024. The grant funds a 5-year project to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in disadvantaged communities across California. Key activities include tree planting, ecosystem restoration, conservation planning, workforce...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the County of Osceola, Florida a $2,250,700 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant, with a performance period of May 2024 to May 2029, will fund comprehensive urban forestry initiatives focused on planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources within the county. Key activities will include tree planting,...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $332,000 Project Grant to Western Chapter Of The International Society Of Arborculture Inc. doing business as Western Chapter ISA. The grant period runs from July 12, 2022 through July 11, 2027. The grant supports the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA #10.675), which aims to plan for, establish, manage and protect trees, forests, green spaces and related natural resources in and adjacent to cities and...

This $100,618 McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.202) will support research activities at Virginia State University's newly established Urban Forestry Impact Center (UFIC). The primary goals of this 2-year project are to: Investigate sustainable harvesting techniques for non-timber forest products like mushrooms, medicinal plants, and herbs in urban and peri-urban areas;...