The Niagara County Soil & Water Conservation District received a $143,560 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.664). The grant will fund tree planting services to replace ash trees damaged by the Emerald Ash Borer in Niagara County, New York through December 2025. The Cooperative Forestry Assistance program supports efforts to advance forest resource management, conservation, and...
The Monroe County Soil And Water Conservation District was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on February 12, 2024. The grant will fund reforestation efforts in response to Emerald Ash Borer infestations that have decimated ash trees in the Great Lakes region. The 3-year project aims to develop genetically improved tree seedlings, produce and distribute them for reforestation, and undertake other landscape...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $625,000 project grant to Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership Inc. under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664) to support combined emerald ash borer and watershed mitigation projects in Wisconsin from January 2021 through May 2025. The funding will support the advancement of forest resource management and conservation efforts, including activities to address the invasive emerald ash borer species...
This federal Project Grant award for $1,227,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664). The grant will support a range of forestry management, conservation, and restoration activities across non-federal lands in New York State. Key activities include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, undertaking landscape...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $185,537 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Atlantic States Legal Foundation Inc. The grant will fund the establishment of urban food forests to improve water quality and build community resilience in New York. The project aims to develop genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, undertake landscape restoration initiatives, and promote sustainable forestry practices in the Great...
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $6,937,310.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant supports a comprehensive range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in New York state, with an award period from September 11, 2024 to December 31, 2028. The key products and services to be delivered through this funding include: developing genetically improved...
The New York Cooperative Forestry Assistance Programs Consolidated Payment Grant (CPG) from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service provides $6,850,874 to support cooperative forestry assistance programs in New York. Under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664), the funding will support efforts from August 2022 to January 2027 to advance forest resource management and conservation. Services include developing genetically improved tree seeds and...
The U.S. Forest Service awarded a $472,050 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to The Forest Stewards Guild, doing business as The Forest Trust, for the "Landscape Scale Restoration Sustaining Ash of the Northeast through Training Treatment and Outreach" project. The project aims to provide training, conduct treatment, and execute outreach to sustain ash trees in the Northeast region. As a non-profit organization specializing in forest...
This $143,576 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) was provided to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on June 26, 2024. The funding will support a range of activities to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources in New York from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants. Key activities include invasive species surveys, pest suppression treatments,...
This $9,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) will fund a comprehensive regional urban and community forestry initiative in central New York. The primary products and services to be delivered include planning, implementing, and building capacity for urban forestry and green space development projects, with a focus on disadvantaged communities. The award recipient, the...