The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $3,231,046 Project Grant to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This multi-year grant, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2028, will fund a range of forest management and conservation activities across Indiana. Key products and services to be delivered under this grant include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing...
This federal Project Grant award of $306,047 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) supports the Indiana Department of Natural Resources' efforts to promote and enable the long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands in Indiana. Funded activities include providing technical assistance to private landowners, developing forest management plans, monitoring forest health, controlling...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $340,000 Project Grant to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) on June 23, 2023 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This grant will fund the implementation of Indiana's State Forest Action Plan through June 30, 2027. The IDNR, as the designated state agency, will use the federal funding to carry out a range of natural resource management activities aligned with this program,...
This $119,166 federal Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), supports the Indiana Department of Natural Resources in conducting invasive species detection surveys across the state. The award has an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2028 and was initially funded on September 21, 2023. Through this grant, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources will implement activities to protect and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $4,125,000 Project Grant through the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The grant supports urban and community forestry initiatives to advance environmental justice in underserved communities across Indiana. Key products and services funded under this award include: Developing an arborist apprenticeship program to train a minimum of 15...
The Indiana Consolidated Forestry Programs Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service provides $2.65 million to support forestry programs in Indiana through August 2027. Funded under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664), the grant will assist the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and sub-awardee State of Indiana in advancing forest resource management, conservation, and stewardship. Specifically, the grant will support urban and community forestry...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) provides $5,000,000.00 to the Trustees of Indiana University, doing business as Indiana University, to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in Indiana's disadvantaged communities. The goal is to provide ecosystem services, social benefits, and economic...
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources received a $736,626 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program. The three-year award, issued on August 17, 2021 and set to conclude on September 30, 2024, will fund efforts to assist in controlling rural fires and preventing, controlling, suppressing, and prescribing the use of fires on non-federal forest and other rural lands in Indiana....
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $110,821 Project Grant to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant funding will be used to assist Indiana in the control of rural fires, prevention, control, suppression, and prescribed use of fires on non-federal forest lands and other non-federal lands, as well as development and transfer of new and improved techniques...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIR) under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.664). The grant, titled "COMMUNITREE: COMMUNITY TREE PASS-THROUGH GRANT PROGRAM", will support NIR in administering a community tree grant program in Indiana from February 2022 through December 2024. As part of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program's focus...