The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,058,240 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization in Puerto Rico. The award, effective from August 13, 2024 to August 31, 2027, supports forest stewardship management and habitat restoration initiatives in Puerto Rico. Through this funding, PDC will deliver a comprehensive range of environmental conservation,...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry awarded a $668,443 project grant to Sabana Grande Community & Economic Development Corporation (Saced Corp) to work with land stewards and communities to restore degraded landscapes in central southwest Puerto Rico. This award, made on September 23, 2022 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664), will support efforts through August 30, 2025 to advance forest resource...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $240,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) of Puerto Rico. The grant will fund the Puerto Rico Forest Health Program for the fiscal year 2024, with a performance period from September 17, 2024 to August 31, 2028. The grant supports a comprehensive range of activities focused on protecting and managing non-Federal forest and tree...
This $210,366 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) supports the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) in its efforts to promote and enable long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands in Puerto Rico. The grant funding will be used to provide technical assistance to private landowners, develop forest management plans, monitor...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $7,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to Caribbean Regenerative Community Development Inc. (Crcd), a non-profit organization and community development corporation in Puerto Rico. The grant, with a period of performance from July 3, 2024 to June 30, 2029, will fund comprehensive urban forestry initiatives focused on planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees,...
This $220,168 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service on September 25, 2023 under the Forest Health Protection (CFDA 10.680) program. The grant funds the "PUERTO RICO FOREST HEALTH AND PROTECTION FISCAL YEAR 2023" project, to be carried out by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) over a 2-year period from September 2023 to August 2025. The grant aims to protect and manage Puerto Rico's non-federal...
This federal Project Grant award for $498,606.00, awarded on September 17, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720), supports a "Landscape Scale Wildfire Prevention Planning for Southern Puerto Rico" project. The primary objective is to develop and implement comprehensive community wildfire protection plans for at-risk communities in southern Puerto Rico. The...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $603,846.45 Project Grant under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) for the "PUERTO RICO URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2023". The grant, with a performance period running from September 20, 2023 to December 30, 2025, will fund the DNER's efforts to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green...
This $1,999,988.00 Cooperative Agreement, awarded on September 27, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), will facilitate reforestation education and stewardship transitions to build relationships and investments for developing green economies in Puerto Rico. The funding recipient, Caribbean Regenerative Community Development Inc. (Crcd), is a non-profit organization and community...
This $556,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps, a division of the Puerto Rico Fire Department, in providing fire prevention, control, and management services across Puerto Rico's non-federal lands. The funding will enable the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps to conduct critical activities such as developing community...