The Virginia Department of Forestry received a $550,000 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service on April 14, 2023 through the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). The grant will fund the implementation of a Southern Pine Beetle prevention program through April 13, 2028. As the state agency responsible for forestry management in Virginia, the Department will deliver technical and financial assistance to private landowners and managers to monitor and control outbreaks of the...
The Georgia Forestry Commission received a $750,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region to address the southern pine beetle infestation in Georgia. Funded under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA #10.680), this three-year award will support the Commission's work to protect and manage non-federal pine forests and trees from the damaging southern pine beetle. Key services will include monitoring beetle populations, developing...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) to support the Southern Pine Beetle Eradication Initiative. The grant, awarded on May 30, 2024, will fund activities by NCDA&CS to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources in North Carolina from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants over...
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services received a $600,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region on June 23, 2021 to support southern pine beetle suppression and restoration efforts through June 30, 2024. The grant funding will support work under the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA #10.680), which aims to protect and manage non-federal forest resources from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services under the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA 10.680). The grant will fund the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention & Treatment Program from June 2022 through June 2025. The program will protect and manage non-federal forest resources in North Carolina from damaging insects like the southern pine beetle, develop improved forest health...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $300,000 project grant to the Mississippi Forestry Commission under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). The grant will fund efforts from June 2021 through June 2024 to address the southern pine beetle infestation in Mississippi. As part of the Forest Health Protection program's goals to monitor forest health and protect trees from damaging insects, the Commission will use the funding to manage and contain the spread of...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) for the implementation of the Southern Pine Beetle Program in North Carolina. This grant, which runs from July 28, 2023 through July 27, 2028, is funded under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). The purpose of this program is to protect and manage non-Federal forest and tree resources from...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region awarded a $550,000 Project Grant to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to implement the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention program for fiscal year 2023. The grant, awarded under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), will support efforts to protect and manage non-federal forest resources in Florida from damaging pine beetles through March 2028. As part of the Forest Health Protection program's goal to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services. The grant will fund efforts to eradicate the Southern Pine Beetle infestation in Florida over a 5-year period from June 2024 to June 2029. The Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services will leverage this funding to implement detection, monitoring, and management activities to...
The South Carolina Forestry Commission received a $625,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to implement the Southern Pine Beetle program from July 2021 through June 2024. Under the grant, the South Carolina Forestry Commission will utilize the funding to protect and manage non-federal forest resources in South Carolina from damaging forest pests like the Southern Pine Beetle. As part of the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA #10.680), the Commission...