The Town of Gorham, New Hampshire has been awarded a $1,351,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) to establish the Gorham Community Forest. This grant, awarded on January 30, 2024, supports the acquisition and conservation of private forestland to provide public recreation, environmental benefits, economic opportunities, and forest-based educational programs to the local...
This federal Project Grant award of $949,600.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) will fund the creation of the Chain of Ponds Community Forest in New Hampshire. The grant was awarded on September 10, 2024 to the Upper Saco Valley Land Trust, a non-profit organization, with a final completion date of February 28, 2029. The primary objective of this grant is to protect forestland from conversion to...
The Town of Milan has been awarded a $1,130,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689). The funding will support the acquisition and establishment of a community forest in New Hampshire. The project aims to protect privately-owned forestland from conversion to non-forest uses while providing public recreation, environmental conservation, economic opportunities, and forest-based...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $320,000 Project Grant under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) to the State of New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Division of Forests & Lands, effective Dec 12, 2023. This grant will fund initiatives to promote long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands in New Hampshire through Oct 30, 2028. Key activities include providing technical assistance to...
The federal Project Grant award of $844,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) will support the Rumford Community Forest project in Maine. The funding will enable the non-profit organization Inland Woods + Trails to acquire private forestland and establish a community forest that will provide public recreation, environmental conservation, economic opportunities, and forest-based educational...
The City of Montpelier, Vermont received a $527,750 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program's goal of establishing community forests. Funded from August 30, 2021 through August 29, 2026, the award will facilitate the City's acquisition of additional land for Hubbard Park through a 50/50 cost-share agreement consistent with CFP guidelines. Administered by the USDA Forest Service Eastern Region,...
The Town of Meredith, New Hampshire was awarded a $308,000 Project Grant (Grant ID: 24DG11094200269) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) on June 12, 2025. The funding will be used to create the 30-acre Page Pond Community Forest in Meredith, which will secure opportunities for local timber production and increase public outdoor recreation access in a region where tourism is a primary economic driver. This...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded Conserving Carolina $1.547 million under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) Project Grant. The grant will support the Little Pisgah Labs Community Forest project through July 2025. Under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, the Forest Service provides 50/50 competitive grants to establish community forests through local government, tribal, and nonprofit partnerships....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $2,111,450 Project Grant to Mt. Adams Resource Stewards under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689). The grant will support the establishment of the South Conboy Lake Community Forest Property through the acquisition of land and provision of 50/50 matching funds. The Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program achieves community benefits by helping local governments, tribes, and nonprofits...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) provides $831,875.00 to the State of New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Division of Forests & Lands. The funding supports the agency's efforts to effectively identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in New Hampshire that are at risk of conversion to non-forest uses. Key activities include implementing conservation easements...