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 Hawaii at Manoa was awarded a $113,993.97 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) on September 26, 2024. The grant, titled "Enlivening Forest Landscapes in Hawaii and Indonesia", will support research, education, and technical assistance focused on addressing critical global challenges such as climate change, forest environment conservation, biodiversity protection, and supporting...
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 $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,...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Kokua Kalihi Valley (Comprehensive Family Services) a $482,922 Project Grant under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to conduct the La Mauliola Health Days for the Hawaiian Forest initiative from August 6, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The grant will fund plans to establish, manage and protect trees and forests in and around communities in Hawaii through a series of health days focused on natural resources in the Hawaiian...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service provides $2,800,000.00 in funding for the "Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration" program (CFDA 10.731) to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The award will support building capacity for implementing effective cooperative forestry, wildlife, and climate programs in the Pacific Islands region over a period of approximately 4 years, from January 2025 to January 2029. The project...
This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) aims to enhance the capacity of fire-affected communities in Hawaii to effectively manage and implement urban and community forest restoration efforts. The $4,200,000 award to the State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources will fund a range of initiatives aligned with community priorities and best practices in community engagement,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $20,000,000 Project Grant to the non-profit organization Kupu under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). This grant, with an award date of August 21, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2029, supports Kupu's provision of a wide range of conservation and natural resource management services across Hawaii and other Pacific islands. Key activities include conservation...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $934,000 project grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources through the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA 10.680) to support cooperative forestry health protection efforts from May 2021 to May 2026. Under this award, the State of Hawaii will conduct insect, disease, and invasive plant management activities to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources in Hawaii from damaging...
The County of Hawaii was awarded a $295,274 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region to support the FY2021 Hawaii Rural Fire Capacity Grant program. Under the grant, the County of Hawaii will advance forest resource management and conservation efforts in rural areas of Hawaii from July 2021 through February 2023. Specifically, the funding will assist the County with developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and...