The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Mississippi Forestry Commission on March 22, 2023 to implement the Southern Pine Beetle Program in Mississippi through March 21, 2028. The grant is being administered under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA #10.680), which aims to protect and manage non-federal forest resources from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants. Over the five-year period, the Commission will utilize the funding to...
The Mississippi Forestry Commission will receive $450,000 from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA 10.680) from June 2022 through June 2025. Funds will support the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention and Treatment Program to protect and manage non-federal pine forests in Mississippi from damaging pine beetle infestations. As the sub-awardee, the State of Mississippi Division of Forestry will work with the Forestry...
This federal Project Grant award of $400,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) supports the Mississippi Forestry Commission's efforts to prevent, detect, and manage invasive forest pests and diseases across Mississippi's non-federal forestlands. Key activities include invasive species surveys, pest suppression treatments, development of improved forest health monitoring technologies, and on-the-ground...
The Georgia Forestry Commission received a $750,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region to address the southern pine beetle infestation in Georgia. Funded under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA #10.680), this three-year award will support the Commission's work to protect and manage non-federal pine forests and trees from the damaging southern pine beetle. Key services will include monitoring beetle populations, developing...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services. The grant will fund efforts to eradicate the Southern Pine Beetle infestation in Florida over a 5-year period from June 2024 to June 2029. The Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services will leverage this funding to implement detection, monitoring, and management activities to...
The Arkansas Forestry Commission received a $250,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region to address the southern pine beetle infestation in Arkansas. The grant was awarded on June 28, 2022 through the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA #10.680), with a completion date of June 30, 2025. Under the award, the Arkansas Forestry Commission will work to protect and manage non-federal forest lands and trees in Arkansas from the damaging...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region awarded a $550,000 Project Grant to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to implement the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention program for fiscal year 2023. The grant, awarded under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), will support efforts to protect and manage non-federal forest resources in Florida from damaging pine beetles through March 2028. As part of the Forest Health Protection program's goal to...
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture Forestry Division was awarded a $310,000 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region to implement the Southern Pine Beetle Program from July 20, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The grant funding will support the Arkansas Forestry Commission's efforts to protect and manage non-federal forest resources in Arkansas from damaging forest pests like the southern pine beetle. As part of the Forest Health Protection federal...
This federal Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) provides $100,000.00 to the Alabama Forestry Commission for the Southern Pine Beetle Eradication Initiative. The objective of this award is to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources in Alabama from the invasive southern pine beetle, a damaging forest pest. Specific activities to be carried out under this 5-year grant, which begins on June 18, 2024, include...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $570,000 Project Grant to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services from the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) for the period of July 11, 2022 through June 30, 2025. The grant will fund the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program to protect and manage non-federal forest resources in Florida from damaging forest insects like the southern pine beetle. As the sub-awardee, the State of Florida will deliver services...