The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $6,600,000.00 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). The purpose of this 5-year grant, with a start date of August 2, 2023 and completion date of June 30, 2028, is to effectively identify and protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to nonforest uses, through the use of conservation...
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 State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) on February 22, 2024. The grant funds will support DLNR's efforts to manage invasive grass species across Hawaii through a range of activities, including conducting invasive species surveys, implementing pest suppression treatments, and carrying out on-the-ground management to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $320,000 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) through the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678). This funding will support revegetation and ecosystem restoration efforts at nurseries across Hawaii over the 5-year period from July 2023 to May 2028. The key products and services to be delivered include native plant cultivation, invasive species control, habitat...
The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) was awarded a $5,750,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant, awarded on January 16, 2025, will support DLNR's efforts to provide cost-share funding and technical assistance to non-industrial private forest landowners in Hawaii to implement climate mitigation and forest resilience...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $446,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The grant aims to assist owners and the public in understanding the impacts and potential impacts of various invasive pests on forest values in Hawaii. The performance period for this grant runs from August 21, 2024 through June 30, 2029. The DLNR, as the key steward of Hawaii's natural,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The grant, awarded on January 3, 2025, will support a range of forest conservation and management activities in the East Maui Rainforest Paakea Stream area. Key project components include implementing conservation easements, conducting sustainable forest management,...
The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) received an $800,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to support wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across Hawaii. This 15-month grant, effective from September 2023 through December 2024, will fund a range of services including hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, fire prevention...
The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources will receive $900,000 under a three-year Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to mitigate invasive species in rural Hawaiian landscapes. The award, made on June 3, 2022 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664), will support efforts to assist with forest resource management and conservation on nonfederal lands in Hawaii. As the direct awardee, the State of...
This $1,367,220 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports wildfire risk reduction efforts in the State of Hawaii. The award was made on August 23, 2024 to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2025. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include hazardous fuels reduction,...
This Project Grant award of $1,270,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) aims to protect environmentally important forest areas in Hawaii from conversion to non-forest uses. The grant recipient, the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), will utilize the funding to implement a comprehensive range of forest conservation and management activities, including the establishment of...