This $120,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) supports the State of Washington Department of Agriculture in delivering an Integrated Noxious Weed Management project. The funding will be used to conduct invasive species surveys, implement pest suppression treatments, and develop improved forest health monitoring technologies to protect and manage non-Federal forest and tree resources in...
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources received a $412,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region. The grant was awarded under the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA 10.680) to support cooperative forest health monitoring and protection efforts from June 2021 through December 2024. Specifically, the funding will support the Forest Health Monitoring Base Program and SOD Stream Baiting projects. These...
This $675,600 Cooperative Agreement award was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). It was granted to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources on August 29, 2024 to support a range of activities focused on protecting and managing non-federal forest and tree resources from damaging forest insects, disease-causing agents, and invasive plants. Key objectives include preventing, detecting, and eradicating...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region awarded a $225,000 Project Grant to the State Of Washington Department Of Agriculture to implement an "Integrated Noxious Weed Management Project" from July 5, 2023 through February 28, 2027. This grant is funded through the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), which aims to protect and manage non-Federal forest and tree resources from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants. Under this...
The Washington State Department of Agriculture received a $225,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region to implement the Washington State Integrated Weed Management program from March 2022 through January 2027. The award is being administered under the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA #10.680), which aims to protect and manage non-federal forest resources from damaging pests and diseases. Funding will support the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $280,000 Cooperative Agreement to the State of Washington Department of Agriculture. The purpose of this 12-month award, which began on May 1, 2024, is to protect Washington's natural and agricultural resources from the effects of four species of invasive Asian defoliating moths. Key activities include conducting detection surveys at marine ports and transportation corridors, identifying...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $140,000 Project Grant to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources under the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA 10.680). The grant will fund projects from November 17, 2022 through January 31, 2026 to protect and manage non-federal forest resources in Washington from damaging bark beetle infestations. As the state forestry agency, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources will work to monitor,...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $140,000 Project Grant to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources under the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA 10.680) for the period of June 17, 2021 through December 31, 2024. The grant will support the 2021 Western Bark Beetle project, which will help protect and manage non-federal forest resources in Washington from damaging bark beetle insects. As part of the Forest Health Protection program, this...
This $100,000 federal Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) on September 23, 2024. The grant was awarded to the Wyoming Department of Agriculture to support invasive plant management and forest health protection activities in Wyoming. Key objectives include preventing, detecting, and eradicating invasive forest pests, as well as conducting scientific research and implementing on-the-ground...
The State of Washington Department of Agriculture received a $172,735 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). The award period is from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024.
Under the award, the Department will conduct detection surveys to identify locations of introduced individuals and incipient populations of...