The West Virginia Division of Forestry received a $108,422 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to administer the West Virginia Forest Legacy Program. The grant was awarded on September 6, 2022 with a completion date of August 15, 2027. Under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676), the Division of Forestry will effectively identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in West Virginia threatened by conversion to nonforest uses. They will do...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,000,000.00, awarded on March 6, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734), funds a range of activities aimed at identifying and protecting environmentally important forest areas in West Virginia that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. Key products and services supported through this grant include conservation easements, fee simple land purchases,...
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) received a $9.46 million Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service dated April 14, 2023 under the Forest Legacy Program (FLP, CFDA #10.676). The grant will fund the Southern Shenandoah Borderlands Forest Legacy Acquisition project through April 13, 2028. The FLP aims to protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses through conservation easements or fee simple purchases. For this award, VDOF will...
The Natural Resources South Carolina Department received a $5.3 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA #10.676) dated April 14, 2023. The grant will support implementation of the Fiscal Year 2023 Southern Coastal Biodiversity Forest Legacy Acquisition Program through April 13, 2028. The Forest Legacy Program aims to protect environmentally important forested areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) to the Natural Resources South Carolina Department. The grant will fund the identification, protection, and preservation of environmentally important forest areas in South Carolina that are at risk of conversion to non-forest uses. Typical activities supported by this grant program include conservation easements, fee simple land purchases,...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $12,609,333 Project Grant to the Natural Resources South Carolina Department under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). The grant will fund conservation easements and land acquisitions from June 2022 through September 2024 to protect environmentally important forest areas in South Carolina threatened by conversion to nonforest uses. As the state agency division recipient, Natural Resources South Carolina Department will work to...
This $12,666,667.00 Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service supports the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) in acquiring and conserving environmentally important forest areas across Virginia that are at risk of conversion to non-forest uses. Through this funding, VDoF will implement a 5-year project to purchase conservation easements or fee simple land from willing landowners to maintain working forests, conserve critical...
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) received a $176,000 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) to support forest legacy administration activities from April 2023 through April 2028. The Forest Legacy Program aims to protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to nonforest uses through conservation easements and land acquisition. Through this funding, VDOF will provide technical and financial assistance...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $10.73 million Project Grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry on September 21, 2022 under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA #10.676). The grant will fund the acquisition of conservation easements and fee simple purchases of environmentally important forestlands in Maine threatened by conversion to nonforest uses through June 30, 2027. Administered by the USDA Forest Service, the Forest Legacy Program...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $267,122 Project Grant under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) to the Land Trust Alliance, Inc. to support the "Supporting Indigenous Land Relationships" project. The grant, which runs from September 2024 to September 2026, aims to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas at risk of conversion to non-forest uses through strategic conservation interventions. The project will involve acquiring...