This $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the USDA Forest Service supports the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) by expanding urban and community forestry initiatives in Georgia. The primary awardee, the Georgia Forestry Commission, will deliver a range of forestry services and conservation efforts, including tree planting, ecosystem restoration, wildfire mitigation, prescribed burning, and invasive species management. The funding will enable the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the Georgia Forestry Commission under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant, awarded on September 16, 2024, will support the identification, protection, and preservation of environmentally important forest areas in Georgia that are at risk of conversion to non-forest uses. Typical funded activities under this program include conservation easements, fee simple land...
The Georgia Forestry Commission received a $500,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant, awarded on March 11, 2024, will fund the "GEORGIA UNDERSERVED LANDOWNER OUTREACH" project over a 5-year period through March 10, 2029. The project aims to support climate mitigation, forest resilience practices, and engagement of underserved forest landowners in emerging...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $439,100 Project Grant to Environmental Community Action, Inc. (Eco-Action), a non-profit organization in Atlanta, Georgia, under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant funds the expansion of Eco-Action's Atlanta Watershed Learning Network, which provides urban and community forestry training and implements tree planting programs in underserved Atlanta neighborhoods. The project...
This $10,000,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727), supports planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in urban and community settings in Georgia. The primary awardee, Trees Atlanta, Inc., will carry out ecosystem restoration, conservation planning, workforce development, and...
The South Carolina Forestry Commission received a $2.625 million Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The award period is from May 2023 through May 2028 to support implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act Urban and Community Forestry Program. Through this funding, the Commission will plan for, establish, manage and protect trees, forests, green spaces and related natural...
This Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727), will deliver $5,000,000.00 in funding to the City of Atlanta Department of Grants Community Development Division to support comprehensive urban forestry initiatives. The award, effective August 11, 2024, with a completion date of August 10, 2029, will enable the City of Atlanta to plan, establish, manage, and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant to the Georgia Forestry Commission under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant, with a performance period from December 31, 2024 to December 30, 2029, will support the Georgia Resilient Forest Initiative Program. Key products and services to be delivered include providing climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest...
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 U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the Alabama Forestry Commission on November 17, 2023 under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). This 5-year grant supports the implementation of a range of urban and community forestry initiatives in Alabama, including tree planting, ecosystem restoration, conservation planning, workforce development, and educational outreach. The program aims to provide ecosystem...