The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $570,000 Project Grant to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services from the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) for the period of July 11, 2022 through June 30, 2025. The grant will fund the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program to protect and manage non-federal forest resources in Florida from damaging forest insects like the southern pine beetle. As the sub-awardee, the State of Florida will deliver services...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region awarded a $550,000 Project Grant to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to implement the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention program for fiscal year 2023. The grant, awarded under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), will support efforts to protect and manage non-federal forest resources in Florida from damaging pine beetles through March 2028. As part of the Forest Health Protection program's goal to...
The Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida was awarded a $685,528 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) on May 6, 2024. This grant will fund a range of activities to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources in Florida from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants. Key products and services to be delivered include: invasive species surveys, pest suppression treatments, development of improved forest...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) to support the Southern Pine Beetle Eradication Initiative. The grant, awarded on May 30, 2024, will fund activities by NCDA&CS to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources in North Carolina from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants over...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $300,000 project grant to the Mississippi Forestry Commission under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). The grant will fund efforts from June 2021 through June 2024 to address the southern pine beetle infestation in Mississippi. As part of the Forest Health Protection program's goals to monitor forest health and protect trees from damaging insects, the Commission will use the funding to manage and contain the spread of...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services under the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA 10.680). The grant will fund the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention & Treatment Program from June 2022 through June 2025. The program will protect and manage non-federal forest resources in North Carolina from damaging insects like the southern pine beetle, develop improved forest health...
This $285,480 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) will support the University of Florida's research on rapid diagnostics for exotic bark beetles in the eastern United States. The project aims to develop improved monitoring technologies and on-the-ground management approaches to protect non-federal forests and tree resources from damaging insect infestations. The funding will enable the university...
This $7,602,104 federal Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports a range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in the state of Florida. The award, which has a performance period from August 13, 2024 to August 12, 2029, provides funding to the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services to undertake initiatives focused on developing genetically improved tree seeds...
This $1,875,000 federal Project Grant was awarded on September 13, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida, a U.S. state government entity. The grant funding will be used to advance the management and conservation of forest resources on non-federal lands in Florida over a 5-year period ending on September 12, 2028. Key activities to be supported include...
The Georgia Forestry Commission received a $750,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region to address the southern pine beetle infestation in Georgia. Funded under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA #10.680), this three-year award will support the Commission's work to protect and manage non-federal pine forests and trees from the damaging southern pine beetle. Key services will include monitoring beetle populations, developing...