The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to the Agriculture Delaware Department Forest Service Division. This award will fund projects to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and adjacent to cities and towns across Delaware. The grant aims to deliver ecosystem services, social, and economic benefits...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $790,000 Project Grant under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to the Agriculture Delaware Department's Forest Service Division. This grant funding will support a range of urban and community forestry initiatives in the state of Delaware over a period of roughly 5 years, with a final completion date of July 31, 2028. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include planning,...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Delaware Department of Agriculture Forest Service through the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to support the Delaware Urban and Community Forestry Program. The four-year grant, awarded February 16, 2023 and set to be completed by July 31, 2027, will fund plans to establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, and related natural resources in and adjacent to cities and towns in Delaware. As...
The Delaware Urban and Community Forestry Program was awarded $500,000 in Project Grant funding by the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Eastern Region on September 8, 2021, with a completion date of October 29, 2024. The grant supports the Delaware Department of Agriculture Forest Service's efforts to plan for, establish, manage and protect trees, forests, green spaces and related natural resources in and adjacent to cities and towns in Delaware. These activities will provide...
This federal Project Grant award of $500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 10.730) is funding the "EXPANDING DELAWARE URBAN TREE CANOPY AND EMPOWERING TREE STEWARDSHIP" project. The award was made on January 14, 2025 and is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2029. The grant recipient is the Delaware Center For Horticulture Inc. (DCH), a non-profit organization, which will use...
The University of Delaware received a $598,930 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to conduct the "SILVICULTURE IN THE CITY: ADVANCING URBAN AND CLIMATE-ADAPTED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR FORESTED NATURAL AREAS IN THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. THROUGH SCIE" project from September 2021 through January 2025. The University will advance urban and climate-adapted forest management strategies...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) provides $166,000.00 to the Agriculture Delaware Department's Forest Service Division to support the Delaware Cooperative Forest Health Program and Forest Health Management Combined. The grant, awarded on Dec 4, 2023, will fund a range of activities to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources in Delaware from damaging insects,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $229,510 Project Grant to the Agriculture Delaware Department Forest Service Division under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678). The grant, with a period of performance through July 2028, will support long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands in Delaware to sustain the multiple environmental, economic, and social values of these forests. Key activities to be funded include...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded the Delaware Forest Service division of the Agriculture Delaware Department a $1,500,000 Project Grant through the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant, with a performance period from December 2024 to December 2029, will support climate mitigation and forest resilience initiatives for non-industrial private forest landowners in Delaware. Key objectives include providing...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection (CFDA 10.680) program provides $170,777 to the Agriculture Delaware Department Forest Service Division to fight damaging insects and diseases on private forest lands in Delaware. The grant, awarded on May 28, 2025, will fund a 5-year program of work to be completed by March 11, 2030. This program aims to cooperatively set priorities and implement management activities...