The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $488,000 Project Grant to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) on November 27, 2024 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664). The grant will support a range of forest management, conservation, and restoration activities across non-federal lands in Maryland over a period of 5 years, with a final completion date of October 31, 2029. The grant funding will enable MD DNR to undertake...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $478,350 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) on February 13, 2024. The grant will fund "Landscape Scale Restoration Fueling Locally Led Coastal Forest Restoration" over a project period ending on June 30, 2028. The Cooperative Forestry Assistance program supports a range of forest management and conservation...
The State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) received a $6,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant is for a 5-year project from August 24, 2023 to June 30, 2028 to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and adjacent to cities and towns across the state. This...
This $1,155,466 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) supports the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) in managing and conserving municipal forest lands. Through this 5-year award effective May 29, 2025, MD DNR will cooperatively set priorities and implement management programs to benefit the health of federal forest land and the nation's forests. The grant provides...
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 (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 Maryland Department of Natural Resources received a $961,800 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to implement an urban and community forestry program. The grant was awarded on September 8, 2021 under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA #10.675) and will support program activities through June 30, 2025. The funding will assist the Maryland Department of Natural Resources in planning for, establishing, managing and protecting trees, forests and...
This $4,344,409 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) is supporting climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Maryland. The primary objectives are to increase climate change adaptation, support forest health, and facilitate access to emerging environmental markets such as carbon offset and ecosystem services...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service 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) on January 17, 2025. The grant will fund activities to enhance forest resilience and climate change adaptation in Maryland through September 30, 2029. As the prime awardee, MD DNR will leverage this federal funding to implement a range of environmental...
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,...