Project Grant 23DG11100106812

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $318,290 Project Grant to Shaan-Seet Inc., an Alaskan Native Corporation, to fund the Klawock Indigenous Stewards Forest Partnership Community Firewood Distribution Program from September 2023 through May 2026. This grant is part of the USDA's Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725), which provides funding to...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,000,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), supports the Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network, Inc. (operating as the Kentucky Environmental Foundation) in delivering products and services focused on climate mitigation, forest resilience, and community engagement in the Appalachian region. The 5-year project aims to provide technical...

This Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) provides $500,000.00 to Kansas State University (KSU) to assist underserved forest landowners in Kansas. The funding supports activities such as cost-sharing for forestry practices like prescribed burns and reforestation, technical assistance, outreach and education, and planning efforts to facilitate participation in carbon offset or ecosystem services...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on December 19, 2024 under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). This program supports climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners. The grant will fund cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help Alaska's forest landowners participate in...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded The Kuskokwim Corporation (TKC), an Alaskan Native Corporation, a $1,100,480.41 Project Grant under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725). The grant, awarded on Sep 21, 2023, will support the development of affordable housing in Alaska using local wood resources. The CFDA 10.725 program provides funding to assist facilities...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Kanduch Logging Inc., doing business as KLM Contracting, a $459,946 Project Grant under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The "Inflation Reduction Act Firewood Processing Facility Project" aims to develop wood manufacturing capacity, implement new wood utilization technologies, and provide technical assistance on forest management in Montana. The grant's performance period extends through October 31, 2026,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded TKC Fish Wheel $334,771.86 under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674) from June 23, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The funding will support TKC Fish Wheel's efforts to provide direct technical assistance to Alaskan stakeholders regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products. Specifically, TKC Fish Wheel will work with the Forest Service, state foresters, tribes, and public and private...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,999,996.00 Project Grant to Alaska Village Initiatives, Inc. under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The 5-year grant, which began on January 18, 2024, will fund the "WOOCH EEN YEI JIDANE ALASKA NATIVE COMMUNITY FOREST PROGRAM" in Alaska. The project aims to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in Alaska Native...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA #15.820) program provides $498,897 to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026. The project aims to increase awareness and resilience to the interactions of heat extremes and wildland fire in Alaska by: 1) characterizing recent extreme fire seasons, 2) producing seasonal forecasts of fire risk, and 3)...

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources received a $5.874 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program. The grant will fund consolidated forestry programs including urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, forest health, and state and volunteer fire assistance through May 2026. The Cooperative Forestry Assistance program aims to advance forest resource management and conservation on...