The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Arkansas Forestry Commission a $711,000 Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) project grant on July 18, 2024. This 5-year grant supports the Arkansas State Forest Action Plan, which aims to develop genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, produce and distribute tree seedlings for reforestation, undertake landscape restoration initiatives, mitigate invasive species threats, and promote sustainable forestry...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $2,265,597 Project Grant to the Arkansas Forestry Commission on July 10, 2023 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This funding supports a 5-year project to advance the management and conservation of forest resources on non-federal lands in Arkansas. Key activities include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seeds and seedlings for reforestation,...
This $4,646,128 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) supports a range of forest management and conservation initiatives delivered by the Arkansas Forestry Commission. The grant funding will enable the Commission to undertake activities such as developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, conducting landscape-level...
The Arkansas Forestry Commission has been awarded a $158,606.00 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This funding will support the Commission's efforts to mitigate wildfire risks, enhance forest resilience, and protect lives and property across non-federal forest and rural lands in Arkansas. The grant's key activities will include hazardous fuels reduction, community...
The Arkansas Forestry Commission received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). This grant funding supports the "ARKANSAS UNDERSERVED LANDOWNER OUTREACH" initiative, which aims to provide cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help underserved private forest landowners in Arkansas participate in emerging...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $154,610 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664) to the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas on September 28, 2022. The grant will support efforts to build relationships with family forest landowners in Arkansas as a pathway to increasing forest planning and certification in the western Upper Gulf Coastal region through June 2030. Specifically, the Division of...
The Arkansas Forestry Commission received a $1.875 million Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to conduct tree planting and related activities from June 2023 through June 2028. As the prime recipient, the Commission will use the funding to plant trees and perform other urban and community forestry work in Arkansas, such as establishing, managing and protecting city and town...
The Arkansas Forestry Commission received a $216,297 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region on June 30, 2021 to support hazardous fuel reduction and mitigation activities through June 30, 2024. The funding supports the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697), which aims to reduce the volume of hazardous fuels on forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands to lessen the undesired effects of large,...
The Arkansas Forestry Commission received a $1,345,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). The grant will support the Commission's efforts to acquire and protect environmentally important forest lands in Arkansas through conservation easements or fee simple purchases from April 2023 through April 2028. The Forest Legacy Program aims to conserve forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses through...
This $379,406 federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) provides funding to the Arkansas Forestry Commission. The award supports critical activities to enhance forest resilience, promote fire-adapted communities, and protect lives and property from wildfire risks across Arkansas. Specifically, the funds will be used by the Arkansas Forestry Commission,...