The Department of Agriculture Forest Service (CFDA 10.664 Cooperative Forestry Assistance) awarded a $240,000 Project Grant to the County of Lake, Minnesota to restore riparian forests in priority Lake Superior watersheds impacted by spruce budworm. The funding will support the Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District's efforts to manage and conserve forest resources, develop genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, and promote the production and distribution of tree seeds and...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $651,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant will support landscape-scale forest restoration efforts to protect priority lakes in the Upper Mississippi River Basin through May 2028. Key activities will include managing forests to improve water quality in the region. As the state natural resources agency, the Minnesota...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) has awarded a $250,000 project grant to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians in Minnesota. The grant, awarded on September 29, 2023, will fund efforts to provide safe and reliable year-round lake access to five sites, enabling the tribe's members to demonstrate successful and responsible fishing practices. This grant supports the program's objectives of promoting sustainable agriculture and helping landowners...
This federal Project Grant award of $199,898 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) supports forest management, conservation, and restoration activities in the Lake Superior watershed in Minnesota. The grant will fund projects focused on developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, undertaking landscape restoration initiatives, mitigating...
The County of Lake, Minnesota was awarded a $185,552.87 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 15.608). The award will support the Lindstrom Creek Culvert Replacement Project for Fish Passage and Reduction of Stream Erosion from July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. Through this cooperative agreement, the Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District,...
This federal Project Grant award of $3,000,000.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant supports climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Minnesota. Key objectives include providing cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help landowners participate in emerging environmental...
This $1,400,000 Project Grant awarded by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) will fund the construction of a new trail and trailhead facility, including a parking area with ADA-compliant stalls and a picnic shelter with restrooms, at the Spring Lake Park Reserve in Dakota County, Minnesota. The project, titled "ALL AMERICAN GREAT RIVER RD - SPRING LAKE PARK RESERVE, FISCHER AVENUE TRAILHEAD PROJECT IN DAKOTA COUNTY," will be...
This federal Project Grant award of $532,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The funding will support the development and improvement of critical water infrastructure, including drinking water systems, wastewater treatment facilities, solid waste management systems, and stormwater infrastructure, for the City of International Falls, Minnesota. The award date...
This $3,593,204 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will support a transportation infrastructure project in Itasca County, Minnesota. The project scope includes bituminous milling and overlay, ADA improvements, lighting upgrades, revisions to the signal system, and installation of a pedestrian crosswalk flasher system along US Route 2 from US 169 to 0.25 miles east of Gunn Road. The Minnesota Department...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $5,250,000 Project Grant to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Minnesota DNR) on August 23, 2023 through the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant funding will support the Expanding Access to Future Forests Through Outreach and Education project over a 5-year period, concluding on August 18, 2028. The Minnesota DNR, a U.S. state government entity, will use...