State forest action plan funding for tennessee's fiscal year 2022 infrastructure investment and jobs act

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded a $1,240,000 Project Grant to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Animal Industries on November 16, 2022 with a completion date of November 15, 2027. The grant funding supports the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program, which aims to assist in advancing forest resource management and conservation.

Specifically, the grant will fund the employment of a staff position to develop a post-natural disaster event rehabilitation technical assistance guidebook for Sevier County communities in and around Wear Valley, Tennessee. A sub-award of $XX,XXX was provided to The Nature Conservancy to support development of the guidebook. The guidebook will provide technical guidance to help communities rehabilitate and rebuild after natural disasters impacting forests. This funding advances the CFDA program's goals of promoting forest resource management and conservation through technical assistance following natural disasters.