Project Grant 22DG11094200121

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $4,835,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) to the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) on July 9, 2024. This federal grant will support a range of forest conservation activities in The Last Green Valley in Connecticut, including conservation easements, sustainable forest management, wildlife habitat protection, and water quality improvement. The...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $495,152 Project Grant through the Cooperative Forestry Assistance (CFDA 10.664) program to the Connecticut Forest and Park Association (CT Forest & Park Association) under Grant ID 23DG11094200102. This 5-year grant will support the Connecticut Master Woodland Manager Program, which delivers forestry education, outreach, and technical guidance to private forest landowners in Connecticut. Key services include providing...

The Connecticut Consolidated Forestry Programs Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service provides $1,445,972 to support urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, state fire capacity, and volunteer fire capacity programs through June 2027. Funded under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program, this project grant supports the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection in Connecticut to advance forest resource management, conservation, and fire protection. As...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $1,897,200.00 Project Grant to the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection on August 7, 2023. The grant funding is provided through the USDA's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to support the state's consolidated forestry initiatives, including forest stewardship, urban and community forestry, state fire capacity, and volunteer fire capacity. The five-year project will run through...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $2.92 million Project Grant to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection under the Highlands Conservation (CFDA 15.667) federal grant program. The grant funds will support the acquisition of land in fee or through conservation easements from December 2022 through November 2026 to permanently protect water resources, wildlife habitat, forests, agriculture, recreation, and cultural heritage in...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $2,625,000.00 Project Grant to the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). This 5-year grant, awarded on July 9, 2023, supports planning, establishment, management, and protection of trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and adjacent to cities and towns across Connecticut. The project...

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) was awarded a $1,661,724 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program (CFDA 15.667). The grant's purpose is for DEEP to acquire land, either in fee or through conservation easements, in under-resourced and under-served communities within Connecticut's Highlands region. The goal is to permanently protect water, wildlife, forest, agriculture, recreational and...

The University of Connecticut was awarded a $119,057 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the agency's Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) to support the FOREST UPDATE AND LANDOWNER DATABASE PILOT TO SUPPORT SERVICE FORESTRY OUTREACH project. The University will utilize the funding to develop and pilot test an updated database of private forest landowners and associated property data in Connecticut, in order to enhance the State's delivery of forestry...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $4,495,000 Project Grant under the Highlands Conservation Act (CFDA 15.667) program to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). The grant will enable DEEP to work with the Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy to purchase a conservation easement over the Milde Farm property in Connecticut. The project aims to permanently protect the land in its undeveloped state to preserve wildlife...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $124,000 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). The grant will fund the administration of Maine's Forest Legacy Program over a 5-year period from December 2023 to June 2028. The Forest Legacy Program aims to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses, through the acquisition of...