The University of Guam (UOG) was awarded a $199,568.00 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to support the Guam Restoration of Watershed Initiative. This funding will be used by UOG, a 1862 Land Grant institution, to provide a range of services related to forest resource management and conservation in Guam from August 15, 2023 to June 30, 2026. Key activities include...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) awarded a $9,000,000 Project Grant to Friends Of Hawaii's Urban Forest, doing business as Smart Trees Pacific, to enhance urban forests, build workforce capacity, and implement forest stewardship plans in Hawaii, Guam, and the Mariana Islands over a 5-year period from May 2024 to February 2029. The funded activities will focus on developing a qualified...
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...
The University of Guam (UOG) was awarded a $105,475.52 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) on December 19, 2024. The grant will fund a Tropical Forest Ecology Field Course, with a scheduled completion date of December 31, 2025. The program aims to address critical environmental challenges such as climate change, forest conservation, biodiversity protection, and supporting forest-dependent...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $740,000 Project Grant to Ebiil Society Inc. under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The funding will enable Ebiil Society, an international non-profit and community development corporation, to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and around the island communities of Palau. This project aims to provide ecosystem services,...
This federal Project Grant award for $408,995.25 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The award, granted on August 26, 2024, will support personnel and operational capacity for the Cooperative Fire Protection Program in Guam through August 30, 2026. The funding aims to enhance wildfire prevention, control, and management capabilities across non-federal forest and...
This $5,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) will support a comprehensive urban forestry initiative led by the non-profit organization Grow Good Hawaii. The grant, awarded on April 3, 2024, will fund activities to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and around Hawaii's urban communities. The program aims to...
The University of Guam will receive $167,815 under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Insular Affairs office to perform pesticide injections on approximately 2,000 palm trees located around ports of entry on Guam and conduct tree trimming services to prevent flower and fruit production. The funding will support these activities from July 25, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The award is provided through the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories...
This $2,000,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727), will fund a project by the Friends of AMY B H Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in Hawaii's only federally designated community forest. The project aims to provide ecosystem services, social benefits,...