The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has been awarded a $12,555,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant, with a start date of January 29, 2024 and a planned completion date of September 14, 2028, will fund a range of activities aimed at identifying and protecting environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to...
This federal Project Grant award of $666,666.67 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant is intended to support the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in identifying, protecting, and preserving environmentally important forest areas in the state that are at risk of conversion to non-forest uses. Typical funded activities under this program include conservation...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $106,666.69 Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) Project Grant to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) on September 19, 2023. This multi-year grant, with a completion date of June 30, 2028, supports the identification and protection of environmentally important forest areas in Massachusetts that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. The funding will enable DCR to acquire forestlands...
This $448,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) supports the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in implementing the state's Forest Action Plan. The funding will be used to advance a range of forest management and conservation activities across Massachusetts, including developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings...
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has been awarded a $1,875,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant will fund the "Planting Trees in Massachusetts Disadvantaged Communities" initiative, which aims to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) on May 17, 2024. The grant, titled "INFLATION REDUCTION ACT MASSACHUSETTS LANDOWNER ASSISTANCE CAPACITY GRANT WOODLANDS CONNECT EMPOWER AND THRIVE PROGRAM", aims to support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,653,333.33 was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The funding will support the acquisition of the Pine Nook North and South forest areas in Massachusetts to protect environmentally important forest lands from conversion to non-forest uses. Key activities include implementing...
This federal Project Grant award, with an ID of 25DG11094200024, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The $300,000.00 award was granted to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) on December 18, 2024, with a project completion date of November 30, 2026. The grant funding will support the acquisition of environmentally important forest areas in the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $3,363,603.00 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) on September 22, 2023 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This multi-year grant, with a completion date of June 30, 2028, supports a range of forest management and conservation initiatives in Massachusetts, including urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, forest health monitoring, state fire...
This $6,272,372 federal Project Grant award was made by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant was awarded on January 15, 2025 to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Massachusetts. The key products and services to be...