The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry has been awarded a $476,680 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This 4-year grant, awarded on September 19, 2023, will support ODNR's efforts to enhance forest resilience, promote fire-adapted communities, and protect lives and property from wildfire risks across Ohio. Key activities to be funded...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry a $199,346 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant, with a performance period from September 2024 to June 2029, will support activities to enhance forest resilience, promote fire-adapted communities, and protect lives and property from wildfire risks across Ohio. Key deliverables include...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry a $214,644 grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant, awarded on May 14, 2024, supports projects that assist with the control of rural fires, prevention and suppression of fires on non-federal forest lands, and the development and transfer of new fire management technologies to enhance forest...
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry has been awarded a $4,640,357 Project Grant under the USDA Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant will support a 5-year effort focused on urban and community forestry, forest health, state fire capacity, wildfire risk reduction, and volunteer fire capacity initiatives across Ohio. Key activities will include managing and conserving forest resources on non-federal lands, developing...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) a $194,916 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) effective September 18, 2023. This grant supports ODNR's Division of Forestry in implementing a range of services focused on mitigating hazardous fuels and reducing the risk of large, destructive wildfires across Ohio's forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands. Funded...
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry received a $918,544 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program. The grant will fund services from June 2021 through June 2025 to assist in controlling and preventing rural and non-federal forest fires in Ohio, including development and transfer of prescribed burning techniques on non-federal lands. As the designated state...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $4,712,272 Cooperative Forestry Assistance grant (CFDA 10.664) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry. The project period runs from August 26, 2024 to June 30, 2029. The grant funds a comprehensive range of forest management and conservation activities across Ohio's approximately 8.1 million acres of public and private lands. Key services include forest health monitoring, invasive species control,...
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry received a $5,000,000 Project Grant award on January 17, 2025 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant will fund a 5-year project to support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Ohio. Key activities include providing cost-share assistance, technical support,...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $5.654 million Project Grant to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.664) for the period of September 12, 2022 through June 30, 2027. The grant will support the Consolidated Forestry Programs including urban and community forestry, forest health, state fire assistance, wildfire risk reduction, and volunteer fire assistance programs in Ohio....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $3,830,000 Project Grant to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, through the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). This grant will fund a range of activities to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in Ohio threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. Key products and services to be provided include conservation easements, fee simple land purchases, sustainable...