This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) provides $3,269,288.00 in funding to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The grant supports a range of forestry and land management initiatives authorized under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, including the Forest Stewardship Program, Forest Health Protection Program, Urban & Community Forestry...
The Maine Consolidated Forestry Programs Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service provides $2.76 million to support urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, forest health, state fire capacity, and volunteer programs in Maine through June 2030. Funded under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664), this Project Grant will advance forest resource management, conservation, and related services. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $676,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry on August 30, 2024. This federal grant will fund a range of forest conservation and management activities in Maine over a 4-year period ending on September 30, 2028. Planned initiatives include acquiring conservation easements, implementing forest health monitoring programs,...
This $3,262,592 Project Grant award to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry was made on September 25, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant will support a variety of forestry initiatives in Maine, including urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, and forest resilience activities, over a period ending on June 30, 2028. Past federal grants to this state agency have funded land...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The award, effective December 23, 2024 through September 30, 2029, will support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Maine. Key activities include providing cost-sharing, technical assistance,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant, effective January 17, 2025 through September 30, 2029, will support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Maine. Key activities include providing cost-sharing, technical assistance,...
This federal Project Grant award of $199,875.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), supports comprehensive wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in Maine. The award, effective from November 25, 2024 to September 30, 2029, will be administered by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry, a state...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $124,000 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). The grant will fund the administration of Maine's Forest Legacy Program over a 5-year period from December 2023 to June 2028. The Forest Legacy Program aims to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses, through the acquisition of...
This $4,886,667.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) supports the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's efforts to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in Maine threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. The award will fund the acquisition of forestlands through fee simple purchases or conservation easements to prevent conversion, specifically for the South Bog Stream...
This $448,000 Project Grant award was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The funding will support a range of comprehensive forest management, conservation, and restoration activities across non-federal lands in Massachusetts. Key focus areas include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings,...