Project Grant 19DG11420000229

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $2,111,450 Project Grant to Mt. Adams Resource Stewards under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689). The grant will support the establishment of the South Conboy Lake Community Forest Property through the acquisition of land and provision of 50/50 matching funds. The Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program achieves community benefits by helping local governments, tribes, and nonprofits...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,528,951 Project Grant to Ozaukee County, Wisconsin on September 8, 2021 with a completion date of April 30, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689), which provides 50/50 matching funds to establish community forests through competitive grants to local governments and nonprofits. Under this award, Ozaukee County will use the funds to conserve the Clay Bluffs Cedar...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $968,000 Project Grant to the Orange County Land Trust Inc. under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) to create the Gibraltar Rock Community Forest in New York. The objective of this grant is to protect privately-owned forestlands from non-forest development and establish a publicly accessible community forest that will provide environmental conservation, recreational opportunities, sustainable...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded Conserving Carolina $1.547 million under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) Project Grant. The grant will support the Little Pisgah Labs Community Forest project through July 2025. Under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, the Forest Service provides 50/50 competitive grants to establish community forests through local government, tribal, and nonprofit partnerships....

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 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 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 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, 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 Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $124,978 project grant under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program to Sustainable Northwest. The grant will support the organization's COMMUNITY FOREST VIDEO STORYTELLING initiative from September 2021 through December 2022. Through this funding, Sustainable Northwest will produce outreach and educational videos highlighting the community benefits of establishing community forests through the Community Forest Program's...