Project Grant 23DG11094200460
- This Project Grant award in the amount of $1,510,212.00 was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The award was granted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on January 17, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2029. The purpose of this grant is to support comprehensive wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal...
- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $1.493 million project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698). The funding will support wildland fire prevention, control, and prescribed use services on non-federal forest and rural lands in Minnesota through September 2025. Specifically, the grant will assist the state in controlling rural fires and...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $1.549 million to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to support rural fire prevention, control, and suppression activities across Minnesota. The award, effective June 11, 2025, through September 30, 2029, provides financial resources for fire prevention and control programs, hazardous fuels...
- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $450,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will support the "WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION: ENHANCING THE NORTHEAST WILDFIRE RISK ASSESSMENT - INCORPORATING SMALL-SCALES FIRES" project from June 2022 through December 2023. The project aims to enhance wildfire risk assessment in the...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $404,000 Project Grant to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will fund the Great Lakes Forest Fire Coordination Projects from September 22, 2021 through December 31, 2024. The projects aim to assist in controlling rural and non-federal forest fires in Minnesota through December 2024. This includes prevention,...
- The US Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will fund wildfire risk reduction activities in the Arrowhead region of Minnesota from July 2021 through September 2025. Specifically, the funding will support efforts to re-engage local communities in preventing, controlling, and suppressing rural fires...
- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was awarded a $3.5 million Project Grant from 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 Minnesota DNR's bundled cohesive fire strategy, state fire assistance, and volunteer fire capacity projects through September 2027. As outlined in the program description, the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664), awarded $5.29 million to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on September 3, 2025, for a five-year project extending through August 25, 2030. This grant funds comprehensive forest health monitoring and technical assistance services across Minnesota's public and private forestlands. Key deliverables include conducting aerial and ground...
- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received a $149,280 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support federal excess property and equipment for Minnesota volunteer fire assistance through October 31, 2027. Under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.698), the DNR will assist Minnesota's volunteer fire departments in controlling and preventing rural fires on non-federal forest and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources $785,372 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on December 23, 2025, for implementation through July 31, 2030. This Project Grant provides financial assistance to support active land management activities on state and private forest lands across Minnesota, benefiting approximately 101,000 private forest landowners who collectively...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), will support the development and implementation of a Minnesota Prescribed Fire Planning and Reporting Tool. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the prime awardee, will use the funding over the period of Sep 21, 2023 to Jun 30, 2028 to enhance forest resilience, fire prevention education, and the transfer of new fire management technologies across Minnesota. Key activities include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, and capacity building for fire departments and forestry agencies to support the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy. The project aims to improve rural fire control, prevention, and suppression on non-federal forest and other lands in Minnesota.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $500.0k | 9/21/23 |