The City of Milwaukee was awarded a $12,000,000 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) on June 24, 2024. The grant funding will support comprehensive urban forestry initiatives in Milwaukee focused on planning, establishing, managing, and protecting the city's trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources. Key activities include pruning 3,000 trees, establishing a new reforestation and...
The City of Milwaukee was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Eastern Region under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.664). The grant will fund the City's GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE - REPLACING ASH TREES TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE project from February 2021 through May 2025. Under this award, the City will replace ash trees in order to combat the impacts of climate change, in line with the Cooperative Forestry...
This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) will support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Native Tree Planting Coastal Parks Project in Wisconsin. The funding will be used by Ozaukee County, a local government entity, to undertake a multi-year initiative focused on tree planting, wetland restoration, and other environmental conservation efforts in coastal parks. The project...
This federal Project Grant award of $100,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the City of Manitowoc in Wisconsin. The award will support the city's efforts to diversify its urban tree canopy as a sustainable solution to address disease and insect impacts affecting the local ecosystem. Specifically, the funding will enable the city to undertake landscape restoration initiatives, mitigate invasive...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $382,009.05 Project Grant under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to Bus For Outdoor Access & Teaching Inc., a non-profit organization based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The grant, awarded on September 16, 2024, will fund a mobile program to increase access to outdoor recreation opportunities for urban youth, with a project completion date of January 1, 2027. The program aims to provide ecosystem services, social...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) provides $897,600.00 to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to cooperatively set priorities and implement management programs on municipal forest lands in Wisconsin. The award supports activities that directly and indirectly benefit the health of federal forest land and the nation's forests, including providing direct assistance to...
This federal Project Grant award of $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports a partnership between the Openlands Forestry Division, a non-profit organization, and various stakeholders to undertake storm water reduction and urban forestry initiatives in the Lake Michigan watershed. The grant funding will enable Openlands to implement tree planting, habitat restoration, and environmental education...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,500,000.00 Project Grant to the County of Dane, Wisconsin under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant, with a performance period from August 8, 2024 to June 2, 2029, will support the county's comprehensive urban forestry initiatives that plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in cities and towns. The project...
This $602,000 Project Grant award, made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664), will support the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' efforts to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Wisconsin Forest Plan. The award, effective September 3, 2024, will fund a 5-year initiative to develop genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, undertake landscape restoration projects, mitigate invasive species threats,...
This $1,024,495 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports collaborative landscape-scale forest restoration initiatives on priority lands in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The grant, awarded on September 18, 2024, will fund activities focused on reducing wildfire risks, improving watershed function, enhancing wildlife habitats, and advancing sustainable forestry practices through The Nature...