This $199,898.00 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports comprehensive forest management, conservation, and restoration activities across non-federal lands in the Lake Superior watershed in Minnesota. The grant, awarded to the non-profit organization Community Action Duluth, will fund a range of initiatives including developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) to The Nature Conservancy for the "GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE RECOVERING SPRUCE BUDWORM IMPACTED RIPARIAN FORESTS IN NORTH EAST MINNESOTA". The grant, with a performance period from July 2024 to September 2027, will support the organization's efforts to conserve and restore riparian forests in northeastern Minnesota that have been...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $590,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on August 12, 2024. The grant funding supports a landscape-scale restoration project focused on protecting working forestlands in the Driftless Area of Minnesota for multiple benefits related to trout, turkey, and timber. The project aims to reduce wildfire risks, improve watershed function,...
This federal Project Grant award of $599,926.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports landscape-scale restoration efforts in Florida. The award, made on September 11, 2024, with a completion date of September 10, 2029, is provided to The Nature Conservancy, a non-profit environmental organization, to deliver a range of conservation, restoration, and scientific services. The funding will enable The Nature...
This $602,000 Project Grant award, made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664), will support the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' efforts to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Wisconsin Forest Plan. The award, effective September 3, 2024, will fund a 5-year initiative to develop genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, undertake landscape restoration projects, mitigate invasive species threats,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $599,591 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to The Nature Conservancy. The award, effective March 25, 2025 through December 31, 2029, will support wildfire risk reduction and fire assistance activities in the Driftless Area of Minnesota. The grant funding will enable The Nature Conservancy to implement comprehensive wildfire prevention, control, and management efforts...
This $500,000 Project Grant awarded on December 6, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) will support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Minnesota. The grant will provide cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help Minnesota landowners participate in emerging environmental markets such as carbon offset...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded The Nature Conservancy (TNC) a $100,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) for the "GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE TREES AND TRAINING FOR A HEALTHIER SOUTH SIDE PART THREE" project. The grant, which runs from June 26, 2024 to September 2, 2027, will support TNC's efforts to deliver a comprehensive range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in the...
This $5,574,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service supports the "Minnesota Climate Mitigation and Forest Resilience Cost Share Program" under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant, awarded on December 23, 2024, will fund climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Minnesota through December 2029. Key objectives include increasing...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $651,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant will support landscape-scale forest restoration efforts to protect priority lakes in the Upper Mississippi River Basin through May 2028. Key activities will include managing forests to improve water quality in the region. As the state natural resources agency, the Minnesota...