The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Illinois Department of Natural Resources a $1,275,680 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant, awarded on September 10, 2024, will fund activities to enhance wildfire prevention, control, and management across non-federal forest and rural lands in Illinois through September 2029. Key project activities include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire...
This $637,180 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) will support the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) in delivering a range of wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in the state. The award, effective from September 13, 2024 to September 5, 2029, will enable IDNR to implement...
This $135,792 Project Grant was awarded on September 10, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will support the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) in delivering a range of wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in the state. Key project activities include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), will support the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) in implementing various wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in Illinois. The $132,790 award, which was granted on August 7, 2024, will fund IDNR's efforts to enhance...
The Department of Natural Resources Illinois received a $617,502 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to assist with the control of rural fires, prevention and suppression of fires on non-federal forest lands, and development and transfer of new fire management technologies. Key activities funded include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, fire prevention...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,036,538 Project Grant to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will support the Illinois Volunteer Fire Capacity program from January 2023 through August 2027. The State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program aims to assist states in controlling rural and forest fires on non-federal lands through...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded the Illinois Department of Natural Resources $611,416 under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698) on September 17, 2022. The funding supports staff salaries and program management costs through September 1, 2027 to oversee Illinois' fire protection duties with respect to nonfederal forest and rural lands. Specifically, the grant will assist the State in controlling...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $616,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.664) to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) on August 8, 2024. The grant funding will support IDNR's efforts to improve forest stewardship, forest health, and state fire assistance initiatives in Illinois. Key activities to be delivered under this 5-year grant include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings,...
The federal Project Grant award of $6,250,000.00 was made by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The award was made on January 16, 2025 and has a performance period through December 31, 2029. The grant will fund the Illinois Cost Share Payment Program, which is being administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). The program aims to support climate mitigation...
This federal Project Grant award of $136,252.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) will support research to evaluate the joint effects of fire regime and grass invasion on forest regeneration and soil health in oak hickory communities of the central hardwood region in Illinois. The award, which begins on July 15, 2024 and is scheduled for completion by July 31, 2028, will be executed by the University of Illinois, a renowned...