The Virginia Department of Forestry received a $215,000 project grant award from the USDA Forest Service on April 28, 2023 for wildfire mitigation activities on non-federal lands through September 30, 2028. The grant is funded under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697), which aims to reduce hazardous fuels and mitigate wildfire risk on forests, woodlands, shrublands and grasslands. With this funding, the Virginia Department of Forestry will implement...
The Virginia Department of Forestry received a $211,325 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 cross-boundary wildfire mitigation efforts on non-federal lands in Virginia from August 2022 through June 2025. Specifically, the funding will aid in reducing hazardous fuels volumes like forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands to decrease the risk and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $354,478 Project Grant to the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant, with a performance period from July 2024 to July 2029, will fund VDoF's efforts to enhance forest resilience, promote fire-adapted communities, and protect lives and property from wildfire risks across Virginia. Key activities under this award include hazardous fuels...
The Virginia Department of Forestry received a $211,324 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 Virginia's implementation of the Community Fire Protection program from August 2021 through September 2023. The Community Fire Protection program aims to reduce hazardous fuels and the risk of large, destructive wildfires across forest, woodland, shrubland...
This $6,392,048 federal Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) provides funding to the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029. The grant supports a comprehensive range of forest management and conservation activities across Virginia, including developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation,...
This federal Project Grant award of $3,500,000.00 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) will support the Virginia Department of Forestry in growing Virginia's resilient forests. The funding will be used to provide cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to non-industrial private forest landowners in Virginia to help them participate in emerging environmental...
This federal Project Grant award of $295,000.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). The grant was awarded on July 17, 2024 to the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF), a state government agency, to support the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Invasive Species Eradication project. The primary objective of this project is to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources in Virginia...
This Project Grant award, totaling $1,753,333.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant was awarded to the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) on December 19, 2024 with a performance period ending on December 18, 2026. The funding will support the VDoF's efforts to identify, protect, and preserve environmentally important forest areas in Virginia that are at risk of conversion to...
This $287,738 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) supports the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) in conducting cross-boundary wildfire mitigation activities on non-federal lands across North Carolina. The funding will be used to implement fuel treatments, perform prescribed burns, and develop action plans to improve forest...
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,...