The Virginia Department of Forestry received a $211,325 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The grant will support cross-boundary wildfire mitigation efforts on non-federal lands in Virginia from August 2022 through June 2025. Specifically, the funding will aid in reducing hazardous fuels volumes like forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands to decrease the risk and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $354,478 Project Grant to the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant, with a performance period from July 2024 to July 2029, will fund VDoF's efforts to enhance forest resilience, promote fire-adapted communities, and protect lives and property from wildfire risks across Virginia. Key activities under this award include hazardous fuels...
The Virginia Department of Forestry received a $211,324 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The grant will support Virginia's implementation of the Community Fire Protection program from August 2021 through September 2023. The Community Fire Protection program aims to reduce hazardous fuels and the risk of large, destructive wildfires across forest, woodland, shrubland...
This $215,000 Project Grant award was issued on September 10, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The purpose is to fund cross-boundary wildfire mitigation activities on non-federal lands in Virginia. The primary awardee, the Virginia Department of Forestry, will use the funding to implement a range of wildfire risk reduction projects over the 5-year performance period ending September 9,...
The Virginia Department of Forestry received a $7,474,124 Project Grant award on July 3, 2023 from the USDA Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This funding supports a 5-year initiative to deliver a range of forestry-related services across public and private lands in Virginia. Key products and services to be provided include: Developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings Producing and distributing tree seeds and seedlings for...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $910,000 Project Grant to the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The award, with a performance period from June 2024 to June 2029, will support VDoF's implementation of the Virginia State Forest Action Plan. This comprehensive plan aims to advance forest resource management and conservation across non-federal lands in Virginia. Key activities funded through this...
This $451,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) aims to provide assistance to private landowners and state agencies for the recovery of forested lands impacted by hurricanes and other natural disasters in 2022, 2023, and 2024. The grant, awarded on July 2, 2025, supports a range of forestry management and conservation activities on non-federal lands in Virginia over a five-year period through...
This $6,392,048 federal Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) provides funding to the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029. The grant supports a comprehensive range of forest management and conservation activities across Virginia, including developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation,...
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) received a $500,000 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant, awarded on April 30, 2024, supports VDoF's "VIRGINIA UNDERSERVED LANDOWNER OUTREACH" initiative, which aims to provide cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help underserved private forest landowners in Virginia participate in emerging environmental markets...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $101,955 Project Grant under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) to the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF). This 5-year grant, effective January 25, 2024, supports VDoF's forest management, conservation, and sustainable forestry initiatives across Virginia. The funding will enable VDoF to provide technical assistance to private landowners, develop forest management plans, monitor forest health, control invasive...