The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry has been awarded a $4,640,357 Project Grant under the USDA Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant will support a 5-year effort focused on urban and community forestry, forest health, state fire capacity, wildfire risk reduction, and volunteer fire capacity initiatives across Ohio. Key activities will include managing and conserving forest resources on non-federal lands, developing...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $5.654 million Project Grant to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.664) for the period of September 12, 2022 through June 30, 2027. The grant will support the Consolidated Forestry Programs including urban and community forestry, forest health, state fire assistance, wildfire risk reduction, and volunteer fire assistance programs in Ohio....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $3,830,000 Project Grant to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, through the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). This grant will fund a range of activities to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in Ohio threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. Key products and services to be provided include conservation easements, fee simple land purchases, sustainable...
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry has been awarded a $476,680 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This 4-year grant, awarded on September 19, 2023, will support ODNR's efforts to enhance forest resilience, promote fire-adapted communities, and protect lives and property from wildfire risks across Ohio. Key activities to be funded...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) Project Grant to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry on July 30, 2024. The grant funding will be used to increase landscape-level forest resilience by reaching out to Ohio's small acreage landowners. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year grant include providing technical assistance,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry a $214,644 grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant, awarded on May 14, 2024, supports projects that assist with the control of rural fires, prevention and suppression of fires on non-federal forest lands, and the development and transfer of new fire management technologies to enhance forest...
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry has been awarded a $188,616 Project Grant from the U.S. Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This grant, effective September 12, 2023 through June 30, 2027, will support ODNR's efforts to control rural fires, prevent and suppress fires on non-federal forest lands, and develop and transfer new fire management technologies across Ohio. Key activities include...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) a $194,916 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) effective September 18, 2023. This grant supports ODNR's Division of Forestry in implementing a range of services focused on mitigating hazardous fuels and reducing the risk of large, destructive wildfires across Ohio's forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands. Funded...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry. The grant will support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Ohio from January 17, 2025 through December 31, 2029. Key activities include providing cost-share, technical assistance,...
The Ohio Combined Forest Health Projects grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service provides $270,000 to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry through June 2025. The funding supports the Forest Health Protection federal grant program's goal of managing and protecting non-federal forest resources from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants. Specifically, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry will use the grant to deliver...