Project Grant 24DG11094200341
- This $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) will provide technical and financial assistance to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for tree planting, maintenance, and related workforce development activities. The goal is to increase canopy cover across Minnesota over the award period from August 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030. The project will involve collaboration between the state...
- This $5,286,622.00 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance (CFDA 10.664) program supports the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in providing forest canopy health monitoring, technical assistance, and information/education activities aimed at improving forest resilience on Minnesota's public and private forestlands. Key services include aerial and ground detection surveys, technical community...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675), provides $979,400.00 to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to implement management programs on municipal forest lands that benefit federal forest land and national forests. The award, dated June 27, 2025, runs through September 11, 2029 and aims to improve the health, diversity, and productivity of non-federal forest lands in...
- This $1,024,495 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports collaborative landscape-scale forest restoration initiatives on priority lands in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The grant, awarded on September 18, 2024, will fund activities focused on reducing wildfire risks, improving watershed function, enhancing wildlife habitats, and advancing sustainable forestry practices through The Nature...
- This Project Grant award of $505,904 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) will provide direct assistance to private forest landowners in Minnesota to reduce fire risk, fight damaging insects and diseases, produce timber, and steward their forests. The grant supports a program of work that will cross multiple state fiscal years for sub-award and contracting efforts, with a 5-year performance period from Jun 4, 2025 to Jul...
- This Project Grant award of $150,000.00 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Forest Health Protection Program (CFDA 10.680) provides funding to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for rapid response and training activities to address invasive pests. The award, with a performance period from July 17, 2025 to July 31, 2029, supports the deployment of personnel and equipment to conduct eradication projects, outreach and educational activities,...
- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $810,000 project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program. The grant will support landscape scale restoration efforts to expand woodland stewardship and provide technical assistance connecting landowners to modern natural resource information from June 2023 through May 2028. Key services to be delivered include expanding outreach programs to landowners...
- This $512,000 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service's Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) will provide forest health monitoring and direct technical assistance on forest health issues in Minnesota. The key products and services to be delivered include: Conducting aerial and ground detection surveys to monitor the health of Minnesota's 17.7 million acres of forestland and reporting the results using national standards. Preparing annual forest health highlights for posting on...
- This federal Project Grant award, valued at $468,796.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota. The grant aims to assess the capacity and coverage of technical service providers to meet the demand for assistance by family forest landowners. This aligns with the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program's focus on supporting forest management and conservation...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act Nursery Vegetation program (CFDA 10.736) to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to modernize and enhance the state's forestry nursery and tree seed orchard facilities. The grant, with a performance period from January 8, 2025 to December 15, 2029, will fund capital improvements, equipment upgrades, and operational costs to expand the DNR's seedling...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) provides $1,470,000.00 to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to support the implementation of the State Forest Action Plan. The key objectives of the project are to: Improve the nursery's field conditions at Badoura to produce larger quantities and higher quality tree seedlings to meet community needs around tree equity with a focus on environmental justice as part of urban forestry initiatives. Encourage long-term stewardship of non-industrial private forest lands by collecting field data as part of the Forest Stewardship Program. The project will be carried out from September 2, 2025 through September 29, 2029. The Cooperative Forestry Assistance program supports comprehensive forest management, conservation, and restoration activities across non-federal lands in the United States, with a focus on developing improved tree seeds and seedlings, promoting sustainable forestry practices, protecting forest health, and enhancing urban and community forestry.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $735.0k | 9/2/25 |