This $488,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) in implementing the Maryland Bipartisan Infrastructure Law State Forest Action Plan Priorities. The funding will be used to advance comprehensive forest management, conservation, and restoration activities across non-federal lands in Maryland over the project period from November...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $599,518 Project Grant on July 22, 2024 to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). This grant funding will support the delivery of collaborative stewardship and technical assistance to underserved private forest landowners in priority landscapes across the state of Maryland. The grant aims to increase climate change...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $320,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) for the "INFRASTRUCTURE MARYLAND NURSERY CAPACITY EXPANSION" project. The grant, with a performance period from June 20, 2024 to June 30, 2028, will support a comprehensive initiative to expand the capacity of Maryland's nursery infrastructure. Key activities include...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR). The grant, with a performance period from January 17, 2025 to September 30, 2029, will support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices on non-industrial private forest lands across Maryland. Key activities include providing cost-sharing, technical...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $120,779 Project Grant to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This grant, with a performance period from August 9, 2024 to June 30, 2029, supports activities focused on wildfire prevention, control, and management across non-federal forest and rural lands in Maryland. Key products and services to be delivered...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $4,344,409 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) on December 20, 2024. This grant supports climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Maryland. Key activities funded through this award include providing cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and...
This Project Grant award of $263,852 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) will provide technical assistance to private and non-federal forest landowners across the state of Maryland. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) will work closely with woodland owners to deliver diverse forestry programming and support the goals outlined in the Maryland Forest Action Plan. Key activities will include forest management...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,576,650 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR), with a performance period from Aug 13, 2024 to Jun 30, 2029. The grant funding will support wildfire risk reduction and volunteer fire capacity-building activities in Maryland, including hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning,...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) provides $1,155,466 to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) to cooperatively set priorities and implement management programs on municipal forest lands. The award period is from May 29, 2025 to March 31, 2030. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: providing direct assistance to non-federal...
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources received a $602,012 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program. This two-year grant running from August 2021 through June 2024 will fund efforts to assist in controlling rural and other non-federal forest fires through prevention, prescribed burning, and fire suppression activities. It will also support the development and sharing of new...