The Northern Forest Center, Inc. was awarded a $500,000.70 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to develop new markets for wood products. The grant was awarded under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 10.723) on November 22, 2022 for completion by November 15, 2025. The Northern Forest Center will use this federal funding to support the development of new markets for wood products through research, outreach and promotion...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to the Northern Forest Center Inc., a non-profit organization, under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The grant, awarded on May 21, 2024, will support the Center's efforts to deliver direct technical assistance to the Forest Service, state foresters, tribes, public and private organizations regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products. The goal is to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $5,354,070 Project Grant to the New England Forestry Foundation Inc. (Neff) under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant, awarded on December 23, 2024, will support Neff's efforts to leverage climate-smart forestry practices to improve carbon stewardship and protect late successional and old growth forest stands in Maine. Key products and services to be delivered through this...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,632,712 Project Grant to the New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Division of Forests & Lands under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.664). The grant supports a comprehensive range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in New Hampshire, including developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree...
This $4,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.652) supports fundamental research activities related to forests, forest ecosystems, and renewable forest resources. The award, titled "NORTHEASTERN STATES RESEARCH COOPERATIVE 2024," has an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2029. The grant is being administered by the University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, a public land-grant research...
This $494,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) to the Conservation & Forestry, Maine Department of Agriculture. The project will support a variety of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Maine from August 2024 through May 2029. Key activities include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree...
The federal Project Grant award of $500,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service through the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 10.730), supports the Vermont Woodlands Association in conserving working family forests through invasive species management education. The award, which runs from January 8, 2025 to November 30, 2029, will fund activities focused on improving forest health, such as tree inventories, forest...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a 3-year, $540,000 Project Grant to the New England Forestry Foundation Inc. (NEFF), doing business as Neff, under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 10.730). The funding will support NEFF's analysis of forest resources, implementation of climate-smart forestry practices, restoration of floodplain forests and riparian buffers, and delivery of stewardship services to woodland owners...
This Project Grant award for $307,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.664). The grant aims to support forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in New Hampshire. Key products and services to be delivered include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, undertaking landscape...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded the State of New Hampshire - Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Division of Forests & Lands a $1,614,548 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant funding supports a 5-year project to implement the New Hampshire Consolidated Forestry Programs, which includes state fire capacity, forest health monitoring, urban and community forestry, and forest stewardship initiatives....