Inflation reduction act pennsylvania forest legacy program administration

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) provides $214,754.00 to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Fiscal Management Division to support a range of forest conservation and management activities across Pennsylvania. The grant, awarded on January 16, 2025, will fund efforts to identify, protect, and preserve environmentally important forest areas at risk of conversion to non-forest uses through land acquisitions, conservation easements, and sustainable forestry practices. Specific activities may include fee simple land purchases, sustainable forest management, wildfire mitigation, reforestation, habitat conservation, and water quality protection initiatives on federal, state, tribal, and local lands in Pennsylvania. DCNR, as the prime grantee, often collaborates with sub-recipients such as local municipalities, land conservancies, universities, and environmental organizations to implement these federally funded forest conservation projects across the Commonwealth. The grant performance period extends through August 30, 2029.