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...
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...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,058,240 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization in Puerto Rico. The award, effective from August 13, 2024 to August 31, 2027, supports forest stewardship management and habitat restoration initiatives in Puerto Rico. Through this funding, PDC will deliver a comprehensive range of environmental conservation,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), doing business as Hilo. The grant, awarded on September 9, 2024, will support a 5-year project to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in cities and towns across Puerto Rico. The...
This federal Project Grant award of $287,358.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.652). The grant, awarded on July 15, 2024, supports fundamental research activities related to forests, forest ecosystems, and renewable forest resources in the United States Caribbean region, with a target completion date of December 30, 2026. The primary awardee, the Agricultural Extension Service, is a U.S. government...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service has awarded a $886,895 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization in Puerto Rico. The grant funding will be used to enhance habitat connectivity in subtropical dry forests in Puerto Rico over a 3-year project period ending in May 2026. PDC, which has a strong track record of delivering federally-funded environmental conservation...
The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) in Puerto Rico was awarded a $629,442.74 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to support the "PUERTO RICO URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2024". The grant funding will be used to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and adjacent to urban and community settings...
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...
This $282,387 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) supports a biocultural diversity and resilience initiative in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. The grant was awarded to the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus on September 18, 2024, with a completion date of August 30, 2026. The project aims to take a culturally responsive approach to build community capacity, resilience, and food security...