The Arkansas Forestry Commission was awarded a $2,500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant will support the Arkansas Pine to Hardwood Reforestation Cost Share Program, which aims to assist non-industrial private forest landowners in Arkansas with climate mitigation and forest resilience practices. Key activities include providing cost-share assistance, technical...
This $4,646,128 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) supports a range of forest management and conservation initiatives delivered by the Arkansas Forestry Commission. The grant funding will enable the Commission to undertake activities such as developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, conducting landscape-level...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Arkansas Forestry Commission a $711,000 Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) project grant on July 18, 2024. This 5-year grant supports the Arkansas State Forest Action Plan, which aims to develop genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, produce and distribute tree seedlings for reforestation, undertake landscape restoration initiatives, mitigate invasive species threats, and promote sustainable forestry...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $2,265,597 Project Grant to the Arkansas Forestry Commission on July 10, 2023 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This funding supports a 5-year project to advance the management and conservation of forest resources on non-federal lands in Arkansas. Key activities include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seeds and seedlings for reforestation,...
The Arkansas Forestry Commission has been awarded a $158,606.00 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This funding will support the Commission's efforts to mitigate wildfire risks, enhance forest resilience, and protect lives and property across non-federal forest and rural lands in Arkansas. The grant's key activities will include hazardous fuels reduction, community...
This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) provides $215,000.00 to the Arkansas Forestry Commission to conduct cross-boundary wildfire mitigation activities on non-federal lands. The funding will support a 5-year project from September 9, 2024 to September 8, 2029 to implement fuel treatments, conduct prescribed burns, perform landscape assessments, and...
The Arkansas Forestry Commission received a $1.875 million Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to conduct tree planting and related activities from June 2023 through June 2028. As the prime recipient, the Commission will use the funding to plant trees and perform other urban and community forestry work in Arkansas, such as establishing, managing and protecting city and town...
The Arkansas Forestry Commission will receive $1,309,000 through November 2027 under a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region. Funded by the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664), this award will support the Arkansas Fiscal Year 2022 State Forest Action Plan. The State Forest Action Plan aims to advance forest resource management and conservation in nonfederal lands across Arkansas. Specific activities may include generating...
This federal Project Grant award for $2,500,000.00, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), aims to improve forest resilience in Arkansas through fire and density reduction activities. The award, with a performance period from January 3, 2025 to January 2, 2029, will be administered by the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC), a state government agency responsible for...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $275,000 Project Grant to the Arkansas Forestry Commission under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) on June 24, 2024. This grant supports the Southern Pine Beetle Eradication Initiative, a 5-year effort to protect and enhance forest resources in Arkansas through sustainable management, conservation, and wildfire prevention activities. As the state forestry agency, the Arkansas Forestry Commission will leverage its...