Project Grant 24DG11132546054

This Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) provides $619,838.00 to Purdue University to develop an online database for synthesizing forest invasive pest survey data in the Eastern region. The award period runs from July 21, 2023 to June 30, 2028. The goal of this effort is to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants by...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $100,558.90 Cooperative Agreement on August 23, 2024 to Conservation Opportunity Inc. under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). The funding supports the Citizen Science Program Forest Health Ambassadors initiative, which aims to protect and manage non-Federal forest and tree resources from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants in Puerto Rico. The project will develop and deploy improved forest health monitoring...

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources received a $412,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region. The grant was awarded under the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA 10.680) to support cooperative forest health monitoring and protection efforts from June 2021 through December 2024. Specifically, the funding will support the Forest Health Monitoring Base Program and SOD Stream Baiting projects. These...

The Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation Vermont received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region on August 4, 2023. The 5-year grant will support the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative's data management and administration in partnership with other states. The grant is funded through the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), which aims to protect and manage non-federal forest resources, develop improved...

The Ohio Combined Forest Health Projects grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service provides $270,000 to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry through June 2025. The funding supports the Forest Health Protection federal grant program's goal of managing and protecting non-federal forest resources from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants. Specifically, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry will use the grant to deliver...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1.25 million Project Grant to the Vermont Department of Forests Parks & Recreation under the Forest Health Protection federal grant program (CFDA #10.680). The five-year cooperative agreement will fund efforts by the Forest Ecosystem Management Cooperative to improve understanding of long-term trends in forested ecosystems across New England through Sep. 2027. As outlined in the program description, the funding will support...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $137,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to Michigan State University to develop and maintain The National Emerald Ash Borer Website. The grant is active from Sep 6, 2024 through Aug 31, 2029. The Forest Health Protection program supports activities to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants. This project grant will enable...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $154,000 cooperative agreement to the Oregon Department of Forestry from September 2022 through January 2026. The funding supports forest health monitoring activities under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). Through this cooperative agreement, the Oregon Department of Forestry will monitor the health of Oregon's forests and deliver data and analyses to the Forest Service. The department will collect field data, detect...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,048,394 project grant to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation from September 2021 through August 2025 under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). The grant will support the New York Forest Health Special Projects program to protect and manage New York's non-federal forest and tree resources from damaging forest pests and diseases. Specifically, the funding will be used to monitor forest health across New...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has awarded a $240,000 Project Grant to the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) in Puerto Rico for the "Puerto Rico Forest Health Program" through the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). This grant will support a range of activities focused on protecting and managing non-federal forest and tree resources from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants in Puerto Rico. Key objectives include...