Project Grant 22DG11052021267

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $6,250,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) on January 13, 2025. The grant supports advancing the restoration and resilience of California's private non-industrial forestlands over the award period ending on December 31, 2028. Key objectives include increasing climate change adaptation,...

The Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization, will receive $1,000,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). The funding will support continued maintenance of severely fire-prone areas within the Ashland All-Lands Forest Restoration project boundaries above Ashland, Oregon through activities such as...

American Forests will provide $250,000 in climate-smart reforestation services to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks under a four-year cooperative agreement from the National Park Service's Natural Resource Stewardship program. Key activities include meeting with indigenous stewards to develop reforestation goals, evaluating assisted adaptation strategies, collecting tree cones, growing seedlings, planning post-fire recovery, and stakeholder engagement. American Forests will work with...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $607,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFDA 10.715). This 10-year award will support collaborative watershed restoration projects in California that address critical environmental challenges such as hazardous fuel reduction, community wildfire protection...

This $1,999,950 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The project, awarded to the Urban Forest Carbon Registry in August 2024, delivers three key solutions over 3 years to enable hundreds of land trusts to enroll thousands of rural landowners in carbon offset and ecosystem services programs: Technical assistance toolkits to help landowners assess eligibility,...

This is a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey's National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program. The $305,077 award to the University of Washington, with a subcontract to Portland State University, will fund a 2-year project titled "Assessing and Projecting Post-Fire Transitions and Reburn Dynamics in the Western Cascades." The project aims to develop new applied science for anticipating and understanding the capacity of forests in...

This $3,909,225 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) is funding projects to promote ecosystem resilience and fire-adapted communities. The primary awardee, The Nature Conservancy, will execute a variety of conservation and restoration activities, including hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, and capacity building for fire...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (FOA), a state government entity. The grant supports climate mitigation, forest resilience practices, and engagement of underserved forest landowners in emerging environmental markets across Arizona. Key activities funded include cost-sharing for forestry practices like...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Sky Harvest Resources, LLC, a small business based in Dallas, Texas, under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The award supports the "Carbon Credit Landowner Access Project" with a performance period from August 6, 2024 to March 31, 2027. The project aims to help underserved private forest landowners participate in emerging environmental markets,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $19,258,320 Project Grant to the National Forest Foundation (NFF) under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant, with a performance period from December 2024 to November 2029, will support NFF's efforts to engage private forest landowners in climate mitigation and forest resilience practices. Key activities include providing cost-share assistance, technical support, and facilitating...