The Illinois Department of Natural Resources was awarded a $2.067 million Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA #10.675) to provide financial, technical, educational and related assistance for Illinois urban and community forestry from August 2021 through September 2024. The grant will support planning, establishing, managing and protecting trees, forests and green spaces in and around Illinois cities and towns....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $616,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.664) to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) on August 8, 2024. The grant funding will support IDNR's efforts to improve forest stewardship, forest health, and state fire assistance initiatives in Illinois. Key activities to be delivered under this 5-year grant include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings,...
The Department of Natural Resources Illinois received a $13,875,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to equitably provide technical and financial assistance to communities across Illinois. The funding will support a range of environmental conservation, outdoor recreation, and related activities over a 5-year period, with a specific emphasis and priority on...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $320,000 Project Grant under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on April 15, 2024. This grant supports the DNR's "Increasing Seedling Inventory by Improving Efficiencies" project, which aims to promote the long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands in Illinois to sustain their multiple environmental, economic, and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $6,250,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) on January 16, 2025. This grant will support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Illinois. Key objectives include increasing climate change adaptation, supporting forest health, and facilitating access to...
The federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727), provides $3,000,000.00 to Openlands Forestry Division, a non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois. The award, with a performance period from August 5, 2024 to July 31, 2029, will fund comprehensive urban forestry projects that plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and...
This $637,180 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) will support the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) in delivering a range of wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in the state. The award, effective from September 13, 2024 to September 5, 2029, will enable IDNR to implement...
This $450,000.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) is funding the Illinois Conservation Reserve Program Sign Up 57 and 58. The project period runs from September 10, 2024 to May 3, 2026. Through this grant, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will deliver a range of sustainable forestry practices and conservation initiatives on non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands in...
The U.S. Forest Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Openlands Forestry Division, a non-profit organization based in Illinois. The grant, titled "GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE PROTECTING SUSTAINING AND GROWING TREE CANOPY WITH SCHOOL COMMUNITIES", is intended to fund environmental conservation, education, and restoration efforts focused on increasing tree canopy cover, improving wildlife habitats, and...
This $135,792 Project Grant was awarded on September 10, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will support the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) in delivering a range of wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in the state. Key project activities include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire...