The Trust For Public Land received a $134,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the agency's Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) to support the Enhanced Carbon Easement Pilot Project from May 31, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The Forest Legacy Program aims to conserve environmentally important forested areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses through the use of conservation easements and fee simple purchases. Under this award, The Trust For...
This $266,667 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) will enable The Trust for Public Land to analyze and optimize public access to forest legacy conservation efforts. The project aims to identify, protect, and preserve environmentally important forest areas at risk of conversion to non-forest uses. Funded activities may include conservation easements, land purchases,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $267,122 Project Grant to the Land Trust Alliance, Inc. (The) on September 11, 2024 under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). This grant supports the organization's "Supporting Indigenous Land Relationships" initiative, which aims to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas at risk of conversion through conservation easements or land purchases. As a leading non-profit in the conservation space,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $267,122 Project Grant to the Land Trust Alliance, Inc. under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) on September 11, 2024. The funding will support the "Supporting Indigenous Land Relationships" project, which aims to effectively identify and protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses through the use of conservation easements or fee simple purchases. As a non-profit...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded The Nature Conservancy (TNC) a $100,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) for the "GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE TREES AND TRAINING FOR A HEALTHIER SOUTH SIDE PART THREE" project. The grant, which runs from June 26, 2024 to September 2, 2027, will support TNC's efforts to deliver a comprehensive range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in the...
The Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded a $211,500 Project Grant to the Forest Landowner Foundation, Inc. under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance (CFDA 10.664) federal grant program. The grant will support the Foundation's LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION - COST TRENDS SURVEY project from August 2021 through December 2022. The Cooperative Forestry Assistance program aims to assist nonfederal forest landowners with forest resource management and conservation....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $2,050,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the Indian Land Tenure Foundation. This 3-year grant, awarded on December 18, 2023, will provide cost-share assistance and technical support for climate-smart forestry and conservation practices on tribal lands. Key services funded include the development of a Tribal Lands Carbon and Co-Benefits Tool, as well as a...
The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the United States Endowment For Forestry And Communities, Inc. under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664). The two-year award, issued on September 20, 2021 and set to be completed by August 31, 2023, will support the organization's efforts to advance forest resources management and conservation on nonfederal rural lands. Specifically, the Endowment will use the...
The U.S. Forest Service awarded a $472,050 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to The Forest Stewards Guild, doing business as The Forest Trust, for the "Landscape Scale Restoration Sustaining Ash of the Northeast through Training Treatment and Outreach" project. The project aims to provide training, conduct treatment, and execute outreach to sustain ash trees in the Northeast region. As a non-profit organization specializing in forest...
This $500,000 Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), supports the Southern Group of State Foresters in delivering cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to private forest landowners in the southern United States. The funding aims to help these landowners, particularly marginalized and underserved populations, access emerging environmental...