Project Grant 23DG11094200288

This $422,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664), supports the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) in implementing the state's Forest Action Plan. The grant, with a performance period from August 28, 2024 to July 30, 2029, will fund a comprehensive range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in New Jersey. Key activities...

The New Jersey Tree Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $430,000 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to coordinate urban forestry activities and projects in New Jersey from August 30, 2021 through June 30, 2025. The funding was provided through the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA #10.675), which aims to plan for, establish, manage and protect trees, forests, green spaces and related natural resources in and adjacent to cities and towns. Under this award,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded the New Jersey Tree Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization, a $4,246,079 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) on March 21, 2024. This 5-year grant will fund the foundation's "Planting Environmental Justice One Tree at a Time" project, which aims to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in...

This Project Grant award of $400,000.00 from the USDA Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) will be used by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to provide direct forest fuels reduction by prescribed fire and mechanical means. The goal is to reduce wildfire risk in underserved communities in New Jersey, which is the most densely populated state in the nation but has over 42% of its land area forested. The award has a...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) was awarded a $2,846,670.00 federal Project Grant under the USDA Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on March 26, 2024. The grant will support a consolidated portfolio of forestry initiatives in New Jersey, including urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, forest health, state fire capacity, and wildfire management. This multi-year grant, with a final completion date of December 31, 2028,...

This Project Grant award of $711,172.00 is provided by the USDA Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant supports a 5-year program of work by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to cooperatively implement wildfire prevention, preparedness, and suppression activities on state, private, and municipal forest lands in New Jersey. Key products and services delivered through this award include funding...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will receive $103,420 under a Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The grant funding will support services delivered through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.698). Specifically, the award will assist the New Jersey Volunteer Fire Assistance program's efforts to control rural and other non-federal land fires through September 2027. As outlined in...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) to restore 193 acres of native habitat at the Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area. The restoration will include excavating tidal channels and removing invasive plant species from 59 acres of salt marsh. An additional 8.5 acres will be planted as high marsh and tidal...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will receive $600,000 through a Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support wildfire adaptation efforts in at-risk New Jersey communities. The grant funding will support the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program's objective of assisting control of rural fires and development of new technologies related to prescribed burning on non-federal lands. Specifically, the Department...

The Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space, a New Jersey nonprofit corporation, was awarded a $783,983 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Eastern Region to conduct landscape-scale forest restoration activities in New Jersey. Under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664), the Friends will work to improve forest health through community-based collaboration between public and private landowners from August 9, 2022 to September 30,...