This $494,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) to the Conservation & Forestry, Maine Department of Agriculture. The project will support a variety of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Maine from August 2024 through May 2029. Key activities include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree...
The Maine Consolidated Forestry Programs Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service provides $2.76 million to support urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, forest health, state fire capacity, and volunteer programs in Maine through June 2030. Funded under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664), this Project Grant will advance forest resource management, conservation, and related services. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and...
This $3,262,592 Project Grant award to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry was made on September 25, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant will support a variety of forestry initiatives in Maine, including urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, and forest resilience activities, over a period ending on June 30, 2028. Past federal grants to this state agency have funded land...
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 Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The award, effective January 17, 2025 through September 30, 2029, will support the stewardship of Maine's forests. Key objectives include increasing climate change adaptation, supporting forest health, and facilitating access to private environmental...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $676,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry on August 30, 2024. This federal grant will fund a range of forest conservation and management activities in Maine over a 4-year period ending on September 30, 2028. Planned initiatives include acquiring conservation easements, implementing forest health monitoring programs,...
This $199,875 Project Grant awarded on November 25, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) will support the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry in executing a range of wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in Maine. The grant funding will enable the Department to carry out hazardous fuels reduction,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The grant supports climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Maine. Key objectives include increasing climate change adaptation, supporting forest health, and facilitating access to private...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $12,000,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The grant supports the Maine Eastern Spruce Budworm Early Intervention project, which aims to protect and manage Maine's non-federal forest and tree resources from the damaging Eastern Spruce Budworm. Key activities include conducting invasive species surveys, implementing pest...
This $4,886,667.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) supports the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's efforts to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in Maine threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. The award will fund the acquisition of forestlands through fee simple purchases or conservation easements to prevent conversion, specifically for the South Bog Stream...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $124,000 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). The grant will fund the administration of Maine's Forest Legacy Program over a 5-year period from December 2023 to June 2028. The Forest Legacy Program aims to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses, through the acquisition of...