This $260,084 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in strengthening volunteer fire department capacity across the state. The grant, with a performance period from August 2024 to August 2029, will fund activities such as hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, fire...
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,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program awarded a $259,342 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) on September 12, 2023. This multi-year grant, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2028, supports DCR's efforts to control rural fires, prevent and suppress fires on non-federal forest lands, and develop and transfer new fire management technologies. Key activities include hazardous...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $3,258,079.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant supports a comprehensive range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Massachusetts, including developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, undertaking landscape restoration initiatives,...
This $208,020 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) will be used by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to provide direct assistance to non-federal land managers, producers, private forest landowners, and municipalities. The funding will facilitate the early detection and rapid response to invasive insects, surveying and monitoring of forest health...
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation was awarded a $193,056 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support volunteer fire capacity building efforts through September 2022 to June 2027. The grant funding will support the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program's goals of assisting non-federal forest and other rural landowners in controlling and preventing rural fires. Specifically, the Massachusetts DCR will use the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $666,666.67 Project Grant to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant, which commenced on January 13, 2025 and is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2029, supports the identification, protection, and preservation of environmentally important forest areas in Massachusetts at risk of conversion to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $3,363,603.00 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) on September 22, 2023 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This multi-year grant, with a completion date of June 30, 2028, supports a range of forest management and conservation initiatives in Massachusetts, including urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, forest health monitoring, state fire...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $106,666.69 Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) Project Grant to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) on September 19, 2023. This multi-year grant, with a completion date of June 30, 2028, supports the identification and protection of environmentally important forest areas in Massachusetts that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. The funding will enable DCR to acquire forestlands...
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has been awarded a $199,999.50 federal Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant funding will support a range of activities aimed at identifying and protecting environmentally important forest areas in Massachusetts threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. Key products and services to be delivered include the...