The Alaska Department of Natural Resources received a $300,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 10 to address the Western Bark Beetle Initiative from November 2022 through January 2026. The award is being administered under the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA #10.680), which aims to protect and manage non-federal forest resources from damaging insects and disease. Funds will support the Alaska Department of Natural Resources...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $3,500,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 10.730) to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to support its 2024 State Forest Action Plan. The grant, with a performance period from September 4, 2024 to September 3, 2029, will fund various forestry, natural resource conservation, and community preparedness projects across the state of Alaska. Key...
This $4,704,912 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664), will support the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in delivering a range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Alaska. The award, which commenced on August 14, 2024, and has an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2029, will fund projects focused on developing genetically...
This $968,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) will support the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in delivering a range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Alaska. The grant, with a performance period from August 2024 to June 2029, will fund projects focused on developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing...
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources will receive $855,000 through October 2026 under a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the state's forest action plan. Funded through the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664), this award will allow Alaska to advance forest resource management and conservation efforts. As the sub-awardee, the Department of Natural Resources will leverage the funding to further the state's forest action plan goals...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant will support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Alaska. Key objectives include increasing climate change adaptation, supporting forest health, and facilitating access to private environmental markets...
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources received a $5.874 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program. The grant will fund consolidated forestry programs including urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, forest health, and state and volunteer fire assistance through May 2026. The Cooperative Forestry Assistance program aims to advance forest resource management and conservation on...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $566,330 Project Grant to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on September 12, 2024 under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This federal grant will fund DNR's efforts to enhance wildfire prevention, control, and management across non-federal forests and rural lands in Alaska over a 5-year period ending August 31, 2029. Key activities supported by this award include...
The USDA Forest Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources through the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The grant will support hazardous fuel reduction activities in Alaska from September 2022 through July 2027. The State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program aims to reduce wildfire risks and damage to resources by lessening hazardous fuel volumes in forests, woodlands, shrublands, and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $289,000 Project Grant to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The grant, with a performance period from September 9, 2024 to September 8, 2029, will support hazardous fuel reduction activities across non-federal lands in Alaska to mitigate wildfire risks. Funded efforts may include implementing fuel treatments, conducting prescribed...