Project Grant 22DG11052021235

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to the Government of Guam's Department of Administration, Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division. The award, with an effective date of February 7, 2024 and a project period through December 31, 2028, will fund activities to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in...

The Guam Department of Agriculture's Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division was awarded a $280,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant, which runs from September 25, 2023 to August 1, 2025, will support the Division's efforts to enhance forest resilience, promote fire-adapted communities, and protect lives and property from wildfire risks on Guam. Key activities to be funded...

This $137,930 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) will support the Government of Guam's Department of Administration Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division in making Southern Guam firewise and wildfire resistant. The award provides funding from August 29, 2023 through September 30, 2025 for the Bureau of Statistics and Plans to deliver advisory services,...

This $206,022 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678), will fund the University of Guam's efforts to map and prioritize potential privately owned forest stewardship lands in Guam. The project aims to promote and enable long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands to sustain the multiple environmental, economic, and social values of forest ecosystems on...

The University of Guam (UOG) was awarded a $199,568.00 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to support the Guam Restoration of Watershed Initiative. This funding will be used by UOG, a 1862 Land Grant institution, to provide a range of services related to forest resource management and conservation in Guam from August 15, 2023 to June 30, 2026. Key activities include...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded the University of Guam (UOG) a $200,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to support the Regional Invasive Species Council. The grant, which runs from July 27, 2023 to June 30, 2028, will enable UOG to deliver a range of technical assistance services focused on protecting and managing non-federal forest and tree resources from damaging forest insects, disease-causing agents,...

The University of Guam was awarded a $230,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Forest Health Protection Program (CFDA 10.680). The grant will fund a survey and assessment of biocontrol agents to evaluate their efficacy against the Cycad Aulacaspis Scale insect pest in the Mariana Islands, with a performance period from January 15, 2025 to January 31, 2027. The project aims to develop and improve forest health monitoring and pest management...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) awarded a $9,000,000 Project Grant to Friends Of Hawaii's Urban Forest, doing business as Smart Trees Pacific, to enhance urban forests, build workforce capacity, and implement forest stewardship plans in Hawaii, Guam, and the Mariana Islands over a 5-year period from May 2024 to February 2029. The funded activities will focus on developing a qualified...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1, under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) program, provides $997,830.00 to the Guam Department of Agriculture (GDOA) to support the completion of the Guam Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The HCP aims to directly conserve 14 covered threatened and endangered species (7 plants and 7 animals) and 11 no-take species, while facilitating sustainable economic development...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (CFDA 15.875 - Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories) provides $497,846 to the Government of Guam - Department of Administration, Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division. The purpose of the project is to prevent the invasion and spread of marine invasive species in Guam by establishing a marine biosecurity program. Key activities include: Hiring a Marine Biosecurity...