Project Grant 19DG11420000002

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...

The Niagara County Soil & Water Conservation District received a $143,560 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.664). The grant will fund tree planting services to replace ash trees damaged by the Emerald Ash Borer in Niagara County, New York through December 2025. The Cooperative Forestry Assistance program supports efforts to advance forest resource management, conservation, and...

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) received a $837,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to control invasive species and restore approximately 110 acres of silver maple-ash swamp habitat at Beaver Island and Buckhorn Island State Parks. The project aims to reduce the presence of non-native plant species, enhance forest regeneration and...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $625,000 project grant to Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership Inc. under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664) to support combined emerald ash borer and watershed mitigation projects in Wisconsin from January 2021 through May 2025. The funding will support the advancement of forest resource management and conservation efforts, including activities to address the invasive emerald ash borer species...

This Project Grant award of $5,218,834 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant funds a comprehensive community tree and climate equity partnership project in Erie County, New York, with a performance period from July 2024 to May 2029. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Establishing a food forest and recruiting/training...

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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $520,000 Project Grant to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) through the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The grant will fund the treatment of 530 acres of hemlock forest in 4 New York state parks to address the invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA). The project activities include chemical treatment of hemlock trees using Imidacloprid and...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture received a $140,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support emerald ash borer suppression efforts in Duluth, Minnesota. Funded under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), the award will support projects from June 2021 through December 2023 to protect and manage non-federal tree resources in Duluth from the damaging emerald ash borer insect. As the sub-awardee, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture...

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 Minnesota Department of Agriculture received a $150,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support suppression of emerald ash borer in infested communities in Minnesota. Funded under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), the award will support efforts to protect and manage non-federal forest resources in Minnesota from November 2022 through June 2027. Specifically, the funding will aid in controlling and managing the spread of the...