The Department of Agriculture Food & Forestry Oklahoma (Odaff), a state government entity, was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The award, effective June 18, 2024 through June 17, 2029, will support Odaff's efforts to provide cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help underserved private forest landowners in Oklahoma participate in emerging environmental markets such as carbon offset and ecosystem services programs. The key objectives are to increase climate change adaptation, support forest health, and facilitate access to private environmental markets for historically marginalized landowners.
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