Project Grant 23DG11094200374

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture will receive $322,000 through June 2027 from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA 10.680). The funding will support cooperative forest health protection and monitoring efforts across West Virginia through the project period. As part of the Forest Health Protection program's goals to safeguard and manage non-federal forest resources from damaging pests and diseases, the West...

The West Virginia Cooperative Forest Health Protection and Monitoring Program received a $322,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Eastern Region. The grant was awarded on June 30, 2021 with a completion date of June 30, 2024. The funds will support the state's participation in the Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), which aims to protect and manage non-federal forest resources from damaging pests and diseases. Specifically,...

The West Virginia Division of Forestry received a $108,422 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to administer the West Virginia Forest Legacy Program. The grant was awarded on September 6, 2022 with a completion date of August 15, 2027. Under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676), the Division of Forestry will effectively identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in West Virginia threatened by conversion to nonforest uses. They will do...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $1,956,160.00 Project Grant to the Forestry Division, West Virginia Division Of on July 25, 2023 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant supports the division's efforts to manage and protect West Virginia's forests through services such as urban forestry, logging permits, training and certification for forestry professionals, and the production and distribution of genetically improved tree...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 9 - Eastern Region, awarded a $487,878 Project Grant on January 7, 2025 to the West Virginia Division of Forestry under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This multi-year grant, with a performance period through June 30, 2029, will support comprehensive wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in West Virginia. Key objectives...

The West Virginia Division of Forestry was awarded a $1,988,858 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant supports a range of comprehensive forest management, conservation, and restoration activities across non-federal lands in West Virginia. Key initiatives include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation,...

This $250,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by 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) supports monitoring, survey, treatment, and outreach activities to prevent the spread of the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) pest in West Virginia. The State of West Virginia Department of Agriculture will conduct SLF surveys and pesticide treatments, primarily focused in Mineral...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $464,000 Project Grant to the West Virginia Division of Forestry under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant, which runs from June 20, 2024, to May 30, 2029, will support a comprehensive range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in West Virginia. Key products and services to be delivered through this funding include: developing genetically improved tree seeds...

The West Virginia Consolidated Forestry Programs Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service provides $1.8 million to support forestry programs in West Virginia through June 2027. Under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664), the Division of Forestry within the West Virginia Department of Agriculture will advance forest resource management, conservation, and stewardship. This includes producing and distributing genetically improved tree seeds...

The Forestry Division of the West Virginia Division of Forestry was awarded a $750,000 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, with a performance period from June 27, 2023 to June 26, 2028, will support the planning, establishment, management, and protection of trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and around cities and towns...