This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) provides $6,392,048.00 to the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) over the period of August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029. The grant supports a comprehensive range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Virginia, including developing genetically-improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree...
The Virginia Department of Forestry received a $7,474,124 Project Grant award on July 3, 2023 from the USDA Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This funding supports a 5-year initiative to deliver a range of forestry-related services across public and private lands in Virginia.
Key products and services to be provided include:
Developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings
Producing and distributing tree seeds and seedlings for...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $101,955 Project Grant under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) to the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF). This 5-year grant, effective January 25, 2024, supports VDoF's forest management, conservation, and sustainable forestry initiatives across Virginia. The funding will enable VDoF to provide technical assistance to private landowners, develop forest management plans, monitor forest health, control invasive...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $295,000 project grant to the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). The grant supports VDoF's efforts to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources in Virginia from damaging forest insects, disease-causing agents, and invasive plants. Key activities include conducting invasive species surveys, implementing pest suppression treatments, developing improved...
This $354,478 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) in implementing a comprehensive range of wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in Virginia. The grant funding, which covers the period from July 29, 2024 to July 28, 2029, will enable VDoF to conduct...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,753,333.00 Project Grant through the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) to the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) on December 19, 2024. This federal grant supports VDoF's efforts to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in Virginia threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. Specifically, the grant will enable VDoF to implement a comprehensive range of conservation and forest...
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDoF) received a $500,000 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant, awarded on April 30, 2024, supports VDoF's "VIRGINIA UNDERSERVED LANDOWNER OUTREACH" initiative, which aims to provide cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help underserved private forest landowners in Virginia participate in emerging environmental markets...
The Virginia Cooperative Forestry Fiscal Year 2022 Consolidated Programs grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service provides $3.77 million to support urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, and forest health programs in Virginia through June 2025. Funded under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664), the Virginia Department of Forestry will deliver services including genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, tree seed and...
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) received a $176,000 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) to support forest legacy administration activities from April 2023 through April 2028. The Forest Legacy Program aims to protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to nonforest uses through conservation easements and land acquisition. Through this funding, VDOF will provide technical and financial assistance...
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...