The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $603,846.45 Project Grant under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) for the "PUERTO RICO URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2023". The grant, with a performance period running from September 20, 2023 to December 30, 2025, will fund the DNER's efforts to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $7,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to Caribbean Regenerative Community Development Inc. (Crcd), a non-profit organization and community development corporation in Puerto Rico. The grant, with a period of performance from July 3, 2024 to June 30, 2029, will fund comprehensive urban forestry initiatives focused on planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees,...
The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), doing business as Hilo, has been awarded a $629,442.74 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675). The grant will support DNER's efforts to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and adjacent to urban and community settings across Puerto Rico. The funding will enable DNER to provide...
This $282,387 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus supports a project titled "Biocultural Diversity and Resilience in Rio Piedras: A Culturally Responsive Approach to Build Community Capacity, Resilience, and Food Security." The project aims to enhance urban forest health, biodiversity, and climate resilience in the Rio Piedras community...
This federal Project Grant award of $220,042.86 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) supports the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), doing business as Hilo, in implementing the Puerto Rico Forest Stewardship Program in fiscal year 2024. The award, effective from August 5, 2024 through September 30, 2026, will enable DNER to provide technical assistance, management planning, and...
This $210,366 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) supports the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) in its efforts to promote and enable long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands in Puerto Rico. The grant funding will be used to provide technical assistance to private landowners, develop forest management plans, monitor...
The University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus has been awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant, awarded on August 2, 2024, will fund a 3-year initiative titled "ROOTED IN THE RIO PIEDRAS NETWORK: A JUSTICE CENTERED APPROACH TO URBAN FOREST PLANNING TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN THE CITY OF SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO."...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) awarded a $9,000,000 Project Grant to Friends Of Hawaii's Urban Forest, doing business as Smart Trees Pacific, to enhance urban forests, build workforce capacity, and implement forest stewardship plans in Hawaii, Guam, and the Mariana Islands over a 5-year period from May 2024 to February 2029. The funded activities will focus on developing a qualified...
This $220,168 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service on September 25, 2023 under the Forest Health Protection (CFDA 10.680) program. The grant funds the "PUERTO RICO FOREST HEALTH AND PROTECTION FISCAL YEAR 2023" project, to be carried out by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) over a 2-year period from September 2023 to August 2025. The grant aims to protect and manage Puerto Rico's non-federal...
This federal Project Grant award of $136,086.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676), supports the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) of Puerto Rico, doing business as Hilo, in executing a range of environmental conservation and resource management activities. The funding will enable DNER to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in Puerto Rico that are at risk of conversion to...