Project Grant 20DG11094200003

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received a $1.0 million Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to control Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA), an invasive forest insect threatening Michigan's hemlock ecosystem. The award, effective from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, funds survey and treatment activities across the Eastern Lake Michigan shoreline, where...

This two-year cooperative agreement award of $101,707 from the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will fund a project at Michigan State University to assess radial growth and canopy condition of eastern hemlock trees treated with imidacloprid or dinotefuran to control hemlock woolly adelgid. Specifically, the awardee will quantify annual and mean radial growth and current condition of 110 hemlock trees with known histories of hemlock woolly adelgid infestation...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to Cornell University to conduct research on hemlock woolly adelgid predators on the West Coast and rear them for release and research on the East Coast. The 4.5-year project, which runs from March 2024 through September 2028, aims to identify natural predators of the hemlock woolly adelgid and evaluate their potential for use in managing this...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development received a $204,060 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to eradicate invasive Balsam Woolly Adelgid (BWA) from infested areas in Missaukee County, Michigan. The project, awarded July 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027, addresses a core infestation through mechanical...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to the West Virginia State Department of Agriculture's Administrative Services division to support Hemlock Woolly Adelgid suppression efforts in West Virginia from June 2021 through June 2024. Under the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA #10.680), grant funds will support activities to protect and manage non-federal forest resources from damaging forest insects like the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. With...

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $340,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry. This grant will fund a comprehensive initiative to survey and suppress the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, an invasive forest pest, across Ohio's forests. The project will span from March 2024 through June 2028, with the goal of protecting and managing the state's non-federal...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded a $120,000 cooperative agreement to the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Energy & Environment Cabinet to address the hemlock woolly adelgid infestation. Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Restoration/Revegetation program (CFDA 10.717), the awardee will treat hemlock trees for the woolly adelgid from Feb 3, 2023 through Sep 30, 2027. The IIJA established new funds to support natural resource infrastructure and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Eastern Region awarded $808,519 to the Ottawa Soil & Water Conservation District on June 24, 2025, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The project will operate through November 1, 2029, across nine counties along Lake Michigan's shoreline on both private and public lands. The grant funds three primary deliverables: treatment of ecologically important properties to address forest health...

The Ottawa Soil & Water Conservation District was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664). The grant funds a project to address the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) infestation in West Michigan, which aims to support forest health, watershed restoration, and ecosystem management efforts in the region. The project period extends from September 2024 through September 2027. As a...