The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $337,518 to the Maine Department of Agriculture under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698) for the period of August 8, 2021 through June 30, 2025. Funding will support the MAINE VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSISTANCE project to provide services with respect to nonfederal forest and other rural lands, including control of rural fires as well as prevention, control, suppression, and prescribed use...
This $494,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) to the Conservation & Forestry, Maine Department of Agriculture. The project will support a variety of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Maine from August 2024 through May 2029. Key activities include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree...
This $3,269,288 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) provides funding to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry to support a variety of forest management and conservation programs in the state. The award funds initiatives under the Forest Stewardship Program, Forest Health Protection Program, Urban & Community Forestry Program, State Fire Capacity Program,...
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 $500,000 Project Grant was awarded on December 18, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant will support the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry in providing capacity building assistance to underserved forest landowners in Maine. Key activities include offering technical assistance, cost-sharing for forest management practices, and enabling access to...
This $4,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) is intended to incentivize climate resilience practices for Maine's forests. The funding will support the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry in delivering a range of services over the 5-year project period ending September 30, 2029. Key activities include providing technical assistance,...
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...
This $5,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) supports the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry in delivering stewardship services for Maine's forests. The key products and services to be provided under this 5-year grant include: acquiring conservation easements, implementing forest health monitoring programs, conducting pest detection...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $12,000,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The award will fund a comprehensive 5-year effort to implement the Maine Eastern Spruce Budworm Early Intervention project, which aims to protect and manage Maine's non-federal forest and tree resources from the damaging spruce budworm insect. Key activities include conducting...