This $176,783 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The funding will be utilized by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to enhance forest resilience, promote fire-adapted communities, and...
This $260,084 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in strengthening volunteer fire department capacity across the state. The grant, with a performance period from August 2024 to August 2029, will fund activities such as hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, fire...
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation was awarded a $193,056 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support volunteer fire capacity building efforts through September 2022 to June 2027. The grant funding will support the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program's goals of assisting non-federal forest and other rural landowners in controlling and preventing rural fires. Specifically, the Massachusetts DCR will use the...
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) was awarded a $448,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664). The grant, awarded on November 19, 2024, will support the implementation of the Massachusetts State Forest Action Plan, which focuses on forest management, conservation, and restoration activities across non-federal lands in the state. Key project objectives...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $3,363,603.00 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) on September 22, 2023 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This multi-year grant, with a completion date of June 30, 2028, supports a range of forest management and conservation initiatives in Massachusetts, including urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, forest health monitoring, state fire...
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has been awarded a $199,999.50 federal Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant funding will support a range of activities aimed at identifying and protecting environmentally important forest areas in Massachusetts threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. Key products and services to be delivered include the...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $3,258,079.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant supports a comprehensive range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Massachusetts, including developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, undertaking landscape restoration initiatives,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $106,666.69 Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) Project Grant to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) on September 19, 2023. This multi-year grant, with a completion date of June 30, 2028, supports the identification and protection of environmentally important forest areas in Massachusetts that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. The funding will enable DCR to acquire forestlands...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734), will provide $666,666.67 to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to support forest conservation and management activities across the state. The grant funding will enable DCR to implement a range of services, including securing conservation easements, acquiring fee simple land...
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has been awarded a $1,875,000 Project Grant 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 will fund the "Planting Trees in Massachusetts Disadvantaged Communities" initiative, which aims to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and...