Project Grant 22DG11062765765

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,045,000 Project Grant to the Whidbey-Camano Land Trust under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) on August 29, 2024. The grant will fund the acquisition and establishment of the Holmes Harbor Community Forest in Washington. The project aims to protect forestland from conversion to non-forest uses while delivering community benefits such as public recreation, environmental conservation, economic...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $410,000 Project Grant to The Northwoods Alliance Incorporated through the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFP) on September 22, 2022. The grant will fund the acquisition of 200 acres of land to establish the Cedar Headwaters Community Forest under the CFP. The purpose of the CFP is to achieve community benefits by establishing community forests through 50/50 competitive grant awards to local...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $124,978 project grant under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program to Sustainable Northwest. The grant will support the organization's COMMUNITY FOREST VIDEO STORYTELLING initiative from September 2021 through December 2022. Through this funding, Sustainable Northwest will produce outreach and educational videos highlighting the community benefits of establishing community forests through the Community Forest Program's...

This federal Project Grant award titled "KOBLITZ RED MOUNTAIN FOREST LEGACY" was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The $774,500.00 award was granted to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on December 30, 2024, with a project performance period through December 29, 2029. The funding will support a range of forest conservation and management activities in the...

Sustainable Northwest received a $124,415 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the SUSTAINABLE NORTHWEST NW COMMUNITY FOREST COALIATION program. The funding was provided under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664) to assist with forest resources management and conservation on nonfederal forest and rural lands. Specifically, the January 29, 2021 award will support the coalition's work to advance sustainable...

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was awarded a $1,502,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614) to permanently protect 87 acres, restore 35 acres to native habitat, and enhance environmental education at the Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area in Thurston County, Washington. This 3-year project, with a period of performance from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027,...

This $6,746,668 federal Project Grant awarded on August 19, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) will fund the purchase of a conservation easement to protect approximately 7,422 acres of forested land within a designated Forest Legacy Area in Washington. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources, the grant recipient, will use the funds to permanently conserve this environmentally important forest area and maintain...

The Whidbey-Camano Land Trust received a $4,500,000.00 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) on September 7, 2023. The grant funding will be used to acquire and establish the Lagoon Point Community Forest in Washington. As the prime awardee, the Land Trust will oversee land acquisition, habitat restoration, and the implementation of community forest management and public recreation activities on...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $589,500 Project Grant to the Frenchman Bay Conservancy under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) to create the Whitney Community Forest in Maine. This 4-year project involves the fee simple acquisition of private forestland to establish a new community forest that will provide public recreation, environmental conservation, economic opportunities, and forest-based educational programming for the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $930,900 Project Grant under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) to the Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire (SELT), a non-profit organization, for the Birch Ridge Community Forest Phase Three project. This grant will support SELT's efforts to acquire forestland and establish a community forest that provides public recreation, environmental conservation, economic opportunities, and forest-based...