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,...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) aims to lead a multi-tiered effort to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes. Key activities include strategic outreach to woodland owners and forestry professionals, providing technical assistance to landowners facing threats from urban sprawl and invasive species, facilitating working sessions between...
This federal Project Grant award of $650,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Santa Fe Community Foundation. The award is for the "WOOD PROJECT FOR SAN MIGUEL AND MORA COUNTIES" in New Mexico, with a performance period from September 9, 2024 to December 31, 2026. The Cooperative Forestry Assistance program supports a range of forest management and conservation activities across...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,000,000.00 Project Grant to Cutmytimber USA Inc. under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to expand their mass timber fabrication capability. The award, dated July 22, 2024, is intended to support capital investments that will improve forest health, stimulate the local economy, and increase the utilization of wood-based energy technologies and value-added wood products. The project will focus...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $185,537 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Atlantic States Legal Foundation Inc. The grant will fund the establishment of urban food forests to improve water quality and build community resilience in New York. The project aims to develop genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, undertake landscape restoration initiatives, and promote sustainable forestry practices in the Great...
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,...
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...
This $116,940 Project Grant was awarded on May 28, 2024 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The grant supports KFB Forestry LLC, a small disadvantaged business located in Colorado, in providing direct technical assistance to the Forest Service, state foresters, tribes, and public/private organizations. The goal is to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and effective wood utilization...
This $601,000 Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), will support the development of thermally modified wood production from National Forest Service timber in Missouri. The funding will enable the awardee, Rural, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to expand its wood manufacturing capacity and implement innovative wood utilization technologies. The project aims to reduce...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $648,450 Project Grant to Specialty Lumber Solutions, LLC under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708). The grant supports capital investments for installing a wood energy system that utilizes wood and wood biomass as the primary fuel source, as well as building an innovative wood products facility. The project aims to promote forest health, stimulate the local economy, and expand renewable wood energy...