Project Grant 22DG11062100006

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through its Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), awarded $225,000 to the State of Washington Department of Agriculture on August 19, 2025, to continue its statewide noxious weed management program through December 31, 2029. The project will focus on developing and supplying biocontrol agents for release at appropriate sites, with particular emphasis on pre- and post-fire management strategies. Additionally, the grant will support...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region awarded a $225,000 Project Grant to the State Of Washington Department Of Agriculture to implement an "Integrated Noxious Weed Management Project" from July 5, 2023 through February 28, 2027. This grant is funded through the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), which aims to protect and manage non-Federal forest and tree resources from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants. Under this award,...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture received a $225,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to implement the Washington State Integrated Noxious Weed Management Project from February 2021 through December 2025. The grant funding will support noxious weed management efforts through the USDA Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), which aims to protect and manage non-federal forest resources from damaging insects, diseases,...

Federal Project Grant Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through its Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), awarded the State of Washington Department of Agriculture $248,960 on September 10, 2025, to enhance noxious weed management and invasive species control efforts through September 9, 2030. The grant funds geospatial data collection, management, and analysis of noxious weeds, with emphasis on augmenting control projects targeting Tree-of-Heaven—an invasive...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $380,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection (CFDA 10.680) program to Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control in Wyoming. The grant funds will be used to develop and implement improved noxious weed control methods to mitigate the impacts of invasive plants on native landscapes and habitats in northern Wyoming. Specifically, Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control will apply herbicides, monitor invasive species...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) awarded $900,000 to the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) under the Recreation Resources Management program (CFDA 15.524) on October 1, 2025, to manage vegetation control operations at the Columbia Basin Wildlife Area (CBWA). Over the five-year project period through September 30, 2030, WDFW will implement an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach utilizing cultural, mechanical, and chemical...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region awarded a $9,907,344.00 Project Grant to the Grant Soil & Water Conservation District, also doing business as Grant Weed Control District, to support the Evacuation Corridor and Fuels Management Project. This grant is funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720), which aims to develop and update community wildfire protection plans for at-risk...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $255,651 to the State of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments Division under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act program (CFDA 15.517) on July 22, 2025, for invasive weed control and management activities in Fremont County, Wyoming. The project, which is scheduled for completion by August 31, 2028, will focus on treating approximately 100,000 acres of Bureau of Reclamation-managed lands to prevent the spread and establishment of noxious and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6, provided through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631), will fund the County of Sheridan, doing business as Sheridan County Weed & Pest Control, to undertake treatment of invasive annual grasses, ventenata and medusahead, in northeast Wyoming. The $400,000 award, with a project period from January 20, 2025 to January 20, 2030, will enable the county agency to...

The Big Horn County Weed & Pest District, a U.S. Local Government entity, received a $144,000 Cooperative Agreement from the USDA Forest Service under the Schools and Roads - Grants to States program (CFDA 10.665) to manage noxious weeds and mitigate wildfire risks within Big Horn County, Wyoming. The 5-year award, effective May 31, 2024 through January 1, 2029, funds the District's integrated pest management activities, such as surveying and treating invasive Russian olive, saltcedar, and...