The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region awarded a $3,600,000 Project Grant to the Oregon Business Development Department (OBDD) under the Opal Creek Wilderness Economic Grant Program (CFDA 10.726). This grant supports economic development initiatives in rural communities in the North Santiam Canyon region of Oregon impacted by natural disasters and federal lands designation. The funding enables OBDD, through its Oregon Arts Commission division, to deliver arts...
This $1,250,000.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) supports the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) in delivering a range of forest conservation and management activities. The award will fund conservation easements, fee simple land purchases, sustainable forest management, wildfire mitigation, reforestation, habitat conservation, and water quality protection efforts to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $22,857,196 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), a state government entity. The grant funds a 5-year initiative titled "GROWING EQUITY IN OREGON'S URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTS" that aims to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in urban and community settings...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region awarded a $681,041 Project Grant to the Oregon Department of Forestry under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant supports the development of a community wildfire protection plan and the implementation of a defensible space project in Grant County, Oregon. The project aims to reduce the risk of wildfire damage and loss of life for communities at...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) a $316,667 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). This grant, with a performance period from November 9, 2023 to July 31, 2025, supports a range of forestry-related activities aimed at identifying and protecting environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. Key products and services funded through this grant...
This federal Project Grant award of $444,983 was provided by the USDA Forest Service under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). The funding supports ODF's efforts in emergency forest restoration and wildfire mitigation across multiple counties in Oregon from June 1, 2019 through May 31, 2023. Key products and services delivered through this grant include fire prevention and suppression, forest health monitoring, sustainable timber harvesting,...
This $1,110,000.00 Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance (CFDA 10.664) program, supports the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) in implementing the state's Forest Action Plan. The funding period runs from September 11, 2024 to January 31, 2028. The grant aims to advance a comprehensive range of forest management and conservation activities across Oregon's non-federal lands. Key focus areas include...
The Oregon Department of Forestry was awarded a $3,750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant funding will support projects that advance environmental justice through urban and community forestry initiatives across Oregon. Key products and services to be delivered include: Hazardous fuels reduction and community wildfire protection planning Reforestation and...
The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the USDA Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) on March 11, 2024. This grant will fund activities to support climate mitigation, forest resilience practices, and engagement of underserved forest landowners in emerging environmental markets in Oregon. Key services to be provided include cost-sharing for forestry practices like prescribed burns and...
The Oregon Department of Forestry will receive $600,000 through a cooperative agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to provide third party support for National Environmental Policy Act reviews of the Bourne and Beaver Creek projects located in Oregon. The award, made under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Prescribed Fire/Fire Recovery program (CFDA #10.716), will run from February 2022 through September 2026 and aims to support wildfire management and...