The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,207,162 project grant to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will support wildland fire prevention, control, and prescribed use services on non-federal forest and rural lands in New York from Aug 2021 through Dec 2024. Specifically, funding will assist the state with controlling rural fires and...
This $143,576 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) was provided to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on June 26, 2024. The funding will support a range of activities to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources in New York from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants. Key activities include invasive species surveys, pest suppression treatments,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has awarded a $1,310,300 Project Grant to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for the "New York State Forest Health Special Projects Bundle" under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). This grant, with a performance period from December 19, 2023 to August 31, 2028, will fund a range of activities to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources in New York from damaging insects,...
This federal Project Grant award of $312,500.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The funding will support the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in implementing a range of forest conservation and management activities over the 2024-2029 performance period. Key products and services to be delivered include conservation easements, fee simple land purchases, sustainable...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) was awarded a $7,358,130 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) with an effective date of September 21, 2023. The funding will support a range of forestry-related initiatives in New York, including urban and community forestry, forest health assessments, state fire capacity building, volunteer fire capacity enhancement, and forest stewardship activities. The award will...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,225,786 project grant to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to support statewide forest health special projects focused on eradication, suppression, survey and monitoring efforts from September 2022 through August 2027. The award is being administered under the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA #10.680), which aims to protect and manage non-federal forest resources from damaging pests and diseases. As...
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) New York received a $208,227 federal Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) on May 8, 2024. The grant supports the long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands in the lower Great Lakes region of New York to sustain their multiple environmental, economic, and social values. Through this award, DEC New York will provide...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,048,394 project grant to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation from September 2021 through August 2025 under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). The grant will support the New York Forest Health Special Projects program to protect and manage New York's non-federal forest and tree resources from damaging forest pests and diseases. Specifically, the funding will be used to monitor forest health across New...
This federal Project Grant award for $320,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678), supports the expansion of containerized seedling production capacity for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The funding will enable DEC New York to strengthen its ability to grow and distribute tree seedlings to support long-term active forest management and conservation efforts across non-industrial...
The Department of Environmental Conservation New York (DEC) was awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant, awarded on January 16, 2025, will fund a range of forest conservation and management activities in New York state through June 30, 2029. The grant supports efforts to identify, protect, and preserve environmentally important forest areas at risk of conversion to...