The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has been awarded a $199,999.50 federal Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant funding will support a range of activities aimed at identifying and protecting environmentally important forest areas in Massachusetts threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. Key products and services to be delivered include the...
This $176,783 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports infrastructure and capacity building initiatives for the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The funding will enable DCR to execute a range of wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in Massachusetts. Key focus areas include...
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation received a $2.6 million project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support cooperative forestry assistance programs in Massachusetts from August 2021 through June 2025. Under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664), the Department will advance forest resource management and conservation efforts. This includes activities such as developing genetically improved tree seeds...
This $260,084 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in strengthening volunteer fire department capacity across the state. The grant, with a performance period from August 2024 to August 2029, will fund activities such as hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, fire...
This $595,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) supports forest conservation and management activities in Massachusetts. The award was made to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to identify, protect, and preserve environmentally important forest areas at risk of conversion to non-forest uses. Specific funded activities may include...
This federal Project Grant award of $448,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) was provided to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The grant funding supports a range of forest management and conservation activities in Massachusetts, including developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, undertaking...
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation was awarded a $193,056 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support volunteer fire capacity building efforts through September 2022 to June 2027. The grant funding will support the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program's goals of assisting non-federal forest and other rural landowners in controlling and preventing rural fires. Specifically, the Massachusetts DCR will use the...
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has been awarded a $1,875,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant will fund the "Planting Trees in Massachusetts Disadvantaged Communities" initiative, which aims to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $3,258,079.00, is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664). The grant supports a range of forest management and conservation activities across Massachusetts, including developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, undertaking landscape restoration initiatives, mitigating invasive species...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $3,363,603.00 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) on September 22, 2023 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This multi-year grant, with a completion date of June 30, 2028, supports a range of forest management and conservation initiatives in Massachusetts, including urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, forest health monitoring, state fire...