The West Virginia Division of Forestry received a $108,422 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to administer the West Virginia Forest Legacy Program. The grant was awarded on September 6, 2022 with a completion date of August 15, 2027. Under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676), the Division of Forestry will effectively identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in West Virginia threatened by conversion to nonforest uses. They will do...
The West Virginia Division of Forestry received a $2.8 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to acquire forest land under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). The grant will fund the acquisition of the South Fork Lost River property through September 2026 to protect environmentally important forest areas from conversion to non-forest uses. The Forest Legacy Program aims to identify and conserve forest lands through conservation easements or fee...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,000,000.00, awarded on March 6, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734), funds a range of activities aimed at identifying and protecting environmentally important forest areas in West Virginia that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. Key products and services supported through this grant include conservation easements, fee simple land purchases,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $464,000 Project Grant to the West Virginia Division of Forestry under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant, which runs from June 20, 2024, to May 30, 2029, will support a comprehensive range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in West Virginia. Key products and services to be delivered through this funding include: developing genetically improved tree seeds...
The West Virginia Consolidated Forestry Programs Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service provides $1.8 million to support forestry programs in West Virginia through June 2027. Under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664), the Division of Forestry within the West Virginia Department of Agriculture will advance forest resource management, conservation, and stewardship. This includes producing and distributing genetically improved tree seeds...
The Virginia Department of Forestry received a $237,333 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the Virginia Forest Legacy Administrative Funding program. The grant was awarded on June 10, 2022 with a completion date of September 30, 2024. The funding will support the Virginia Forest Legacy Program, the goal of which is to conserve environmentally important forest lands threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. The Program accomplishes this...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $1,956,160.00 Project Grant to the Forestry Division, West Virginia Division Of on July 25, 2023 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant supports the division's efforts to manage and protect West Virginia's forests through services such as urban forestry, logging permits, training and certification for forestry professionals, and the production and distribution of genetically improved tree...
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) received a $176,000 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) to support forest legacy administration activities from April 2023 through April 2028. The Forest Legacy Program aims to protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to nonforest uses through conservation easements and land acquisition. Through this funding, VDOF will provide technical and financial assistance...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,988,858.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports a wide range of forest management, conservation, and restoration activities in West Virginia. The grant will fund projects focused on developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, undertaking landscape restoration initiatives, mitigating invasive...
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) received a $9.46 million Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service dated April 14, 2023 under the Forest Legacy Program (FLP, CFDA #10.676). The grant will fund the Southern Shenandoah Borderlands Forest Legacy Acquisition project through April 13, 2028. The FLP aims to protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses through conservation easements or fee simple purchases. For this award, VDOF will...