The University of Delaware will receive $253,096 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Washington Office Acquisitions. The award is part of the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) and will support the determination of timber genus and provenance by machine learning of spectroscopic data. Specifically, the funding will allow the University of Delaware to extend the Forest Service's efforts to improve global forest policies and...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675), awards $600,000.00 to the Agriculture Delaware Department Forest Service Division to assist the State of Delaware with planning, planting, protecting, and maintaining community trees and forests. The funding will help the state and local municipalities maximize the social, environmental, and economic benefits of urban and community...
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 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...
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 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 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...
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...
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...
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,...