The federal Project Grant award for $722,000.00 was issued on July 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The award was made to the Mississippi Forestry Commission, a state government entity, to support a wide range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Mississippi over a 5-year period ending on June 30, 2029. Key services to be provided include invasive species...
This $7,257,526 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports comprehensive forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Mississippi. The Mississippi Forestry Commission, the grant recipient, will use the funds to deliver a wide range of sophisticated environmental and forestry services, including invasive species control, forest health monitoring,...
This $340,000 federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service was provided under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The grant aims to mitigate wildfire risks across non-federal lands in Mississippi through implementing fuel treatments, conducting prescribed burns, performing landscape assessments, and developing action plans to improve forest health and community wildfire protection. The 5-year...
This $5,191,522 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) supports a wide range of comprehensive forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Mississippi. The primary recipient is the Mississippi Forestry Commission, a state government entity responsible for managing and protecting the state's forest resources. Key services and initiatives to be delivered through this...
This $1,917,672 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.202 - Cooperative Forestry Research) supports forestry research, education, and workforce development at Mississippi State University (MSU). The key products and services delivered through this funding include: 1) Research programs to advance sustainable forest management, conservation, and utilization of forest resources, including development of new bioproducts,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $9,573,333.00 Project Grant to the Mississippi Forestry Commission under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant supports a range of forestry management and conservation activities, including the acquisition of environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses, through the use of conservation easements or fee simple purchase. Specific activities funded under...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $468,796.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The award, with a performance period from September 18, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will fund an assessment of the capacity and coverage of technical service providers to meet the demand for assistance by family forest landowners. The Regents of the University of Minnesota, doing business as the Office...
This federal Project Grant award of $400,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) supports the Mississippi Forestry Commission's efforts to prevent, detect, and manage invasive forest pests and diseases across Mississippi's non-federal forestlands. Key activities include invasive species surveys, pest suppression treatments, development of improved forest health monitoring technologies, and on-the-ground...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $354,478 Project Grant to the Mississippi Forestry Commission under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The funding will support the Commission's efforts to control rural fires, prevent and suppress wildfires, and promote prescribed burning on non-federal forest and rural lands in Mississippi over a 5-year period from July 2024 to July 2029. Key activities include hazardous fuels...
The Mississippi Forestry Commission will receive $4.2 million under a Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region. The grant is part of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664) and will support the Mississippi Consolidated Payment Grant from June 2022 through June 2025. Under this award, the Commission will provide services to advance forest resources management, conservation, and stewardship. This includes producing...