Project Grant 24DG11094200198

Award Date 9/3/24
Completion Date 9/1/29
Dollars Obligated $600K
Federal Grant Program
10.698
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Illinois, USA
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Key products and services to be provided under this 5-year grant include implementing prescribed fire and community wildfire protection plans, conducting landscape-scale oak hickory ecosystem restoration, developing regional adaptive management plans, providing technical assistance for cross-boundary forest restoration, and offering educational programming for landowners. These efforts are designed to enhance forest resilience, promote fire-adapted communities, and protect lives and property from wildfire risks across southern Illinois. The grant funding will enable Shawnee Resource Conservation to expand its strategic use of prescribed fire, engage volunteer fire departments in cross-boundary efforts, coordinate landscape management planning, and restore oak ecosystems across ownership boundaries.

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