This federal Project Grant award of $306,047 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) supports the Indiana Department of Natural Resources' efforts to promote and enable the long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands in Indiana. Funded activities include providing technical assistance to private landowners, developing forest management plans, monitoring forest health, controlling...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $3,231,046 Project Grant to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This multi-year grant, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2028, will fund a range of forest management and conservation activities across Indiana. Key products and services to be delivered under this grant include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $340,000 Project Grant to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) on June 23, 2023 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This grant will fund the implementation of Indiana's State Forest Action Plan through June 30, 2027. The IDNR, as the designated state agency, will use the federal funding to carry out a range of natural resource management activities aligned with this program,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (CFDA 10.025 - Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care) provides $166,556 to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to expand outreach and engagement efforts for early detection and control of invasive forest pests. The key activities to be performed include: Coordinating a web and social media presence to simplify public access to information on invasive...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant, with a performance period from January 6, 2025 to September 30, 2029, will support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Indiana. Key objectives include increasing climate change adaptation,...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) provides $619,838.00 to Purdue University to develop an online database for synthesizing forest invasive pest survey data in the Eastern region. The award period runs from July 21, 2023 to June 30, 2028. The goal of this effort is to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants by...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Program (CFDA 10.025) provides $112,092 to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to expand public outreach and education efforts related to early detection and control of invasive forest pests. The key activities include continuing to coordinate online resources on invasive species, creating...
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources received a $124,733 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608). The award will support implementation of the 2021 Indiana Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The objectives of the Fish and Wildlife Service's program include providing funding to states to carry out state and...
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources received a $736,626 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program. The three-year award, issued on August 17, 2021 and set to conclude on September 30, 2024, will fund efforts to assist in controlling rural fires and preventing, controlling, suppressing, and prescribing the use of fires on non-federal forest and other rural lands in Indiana....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to conduct enhanced insect and disease surveys and treatment on federal lands in Michigan. The project will run from September 13, 2023 through July 31, 2028. The DNR Finance and Operations Division, which oversees the administration of federal grant funding within the department, is the primary...