This $137,930 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) will support the Government of Guam's Department of Administration Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division in making Southern Guam firewise and wildfire resistant. The award provides funding from August 29, 2023 through September 30, 2025 for the Bureau of Statistics and Plans to deliver advisory services,...
The Guam Department of Agriculture's Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division was awarded a $280,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant, which runs from September 25, 2023 to August 1, 2025, will support the Division's efforts to enhance forest resilience, promote fire-adapted communities, and protect lives and property from wildfire risks on Guam. Key activities to be funded...
This $206,022 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678), will fund the University of Guam's efforts to map and prioritize potential privately owned forest stewardship lands in Guam. The project aims to promote and enable long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands to sustain the multiple environmental, economic, and social values of forest ecosystems on...
The federal Project Grant award of $102,000.00 was issued on September 11, 2024 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant funding will support the Republic of Palau's Ministry of Finance in executing state fire capacity projects to increase fire prevention efforts and fire training across non-federal forest and rural lands. The key objectives of the grant are to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to the Government of Guam's Department of Administration, Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division. The award, with an effective date of February 7, 2024 and a project period through December 31, 2028, will fund activities to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in...
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...
This $105,475.52 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) will fund a Tropical Forest Ecology Field Course to be delivered by the University of Guam. The project will run from December 2024 through December 2025 and provide hands-on educational and research opportunities in tropical forest ecosystems for students and researchers. Key activities will include field studies, training, capacity...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to the Department of Search and Rescue in American Samoa. The grant will support the development of fire protection training programs in American Samoa from September 2024 through July 2026. The funding aims to enhance the capacity of fire departments and forestry agencies to prevent, control, and manage wildfires...
This federal Project Grant award of $214,277.13 was made on September 5, 2023 by the USDA Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA #10.698). The funding supports the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps, a division of the Puerto Rico Fire Department, to provide fire prevention, control, suppression, and prescribed burning services on non-federal lands in Puerto Rico. Key activities include developing community wildfire protection plans, conducting...
This $230,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) supports a survey and assessment of biocontrol agents to combat the invasive Cycad Aulacaspis Scale in the Mariana Islands. The project, awarded to the University of Guam (UOG), will evaluate the efficacy of various biocontrol options to manage this destructive pest that threatens the region's cycad plant populations. The award period...