This $150,000 Project Grant awarded on September 9, 2024 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) will support the South Carolina Forestry Commission in implementing cross-boundary wildfire hazard mitigation activities on non-federal lands across the state. The grant funds will be used to conduct activities such as implementing fuel treatments, performing prescribed burns,...
This $13,315,831 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664), supports forest recovery, health, and wildfire mitigation efforts in South Carolina over a 5-year period from July 2025 to July 2030. The key products and services to be delivered include: conducting 300 damage appraisals and developing management plans to assist 24,000 private forest landowners in replanting and...
This $66,666,700 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) supports the identification, protection, and preservation of environmentally important forest areas in South Carolina at risk of conversion to non-forest uses. The grant recipient, the Natural Resources South Carolina Department, will utilize the funding to implement conservation easements, fee simple land purchases, sustainable...
The federal Project Grant award of $356,167.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant was awarded on August 1, 2024 to the South Carolina Forestry Commission, a state government entity, to support wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in South Carolina. Key products and services to be delivered...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the Natural Resources South Carolina Department on September 16, 2024 under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). This federal grant funding is focused on identifying, protecting, and preserving environmentally important forest areas in South Carolina that are at risk of conversion to non-forest uses. The grant supports a range of forest conservation and management activities,...
The South Carolina Forestry Commission received a $121,496 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to implement its Community Fire Protection Program. Funded through the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA #10.697), the project will reduce the volume of hazardous fuels on forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands in South Carolina from July 2021 through June 2024. The program focuses on reducing wildland fire risks and...
The South Carolina Forestry Commission received a $500,000 Project Grant award on December 19, 2024 from the USDA Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant supports the "SOUTH CAROLINA UNDERSERVED LANDOWNER OUTREACH" project, which aims to provide technical assistance, cost-sharing, and support for underserved private forest landowners in South Carolina to participate in emerging environmental markets such as carbon...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $789,000 Project Grant to the South Carolina Forestry Commission under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This 5-year grant, with a start date of June 27, 2024, will fund a range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in South Carolina. Key focus areas include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, promoting sustainable forestry practices, mitigating...
This $506,104.00 Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the South Carolina Forestry Commission in providing forestry management services across non-federal forest lands in South Carolina. The grant funding will be utilized over a 5-year period from June 2023 to June 2028 to assist the Commission in controlling rural fires, preventing and...
The South Carolina Forestry Commission received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The grant will support the Commission's work from April 2023 through April 2028 to mitigate wildfire hazards on non-federal lands in South Carolina. Through this funding, the Commission will focus on reducing hazardous fuels volumes in forests, woodlands, shrublands and grasslands...