The University of Montana was awarded a $649,548 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The grant will fund the development of a comprehensive methodology to prioritize tree planting efforts on National Forest lands in the semiarid western United States. The methodology is based on an ensemble of existing models that will determine the probability of...
This $172,169.84 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684) to the University of Montana's Research and Sponsored Programs division. The award will fund a 22-month project from August 2024 to May 2025 focused on multidisciplinary training on biodiversity and natural resource conservation from an indigenous perspective in India. The project aims to extend the Forest Service's efforts to...
This federal Project Grant award, with an obligated amount of $150,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The award, with a performance period from September 18, 2023 to July 31, 2025, will support the development of a sustainable forest products course at the University of Montana. The University will leverage its research capabilities, academic programs, and scientific expertise to provide...
This $4,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.652) supports fundamental research activities related to forests, forest ecosystems, and renewable forest resources. The award, titled "NORTHEASTERN STATES RESEARCH COOPERATIVE 2024," has an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2029. The grant is being administered by the University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, a public land-grant research...
The University of Montana received a $1,217,752 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program (CFDA 10.202). The award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will fund the university's transdisciplinary research projects focused on advancing scientific knowledge in forestry. Key areas of research include carbon storage capacity, seed bank...
This $2,200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service was made to New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) under the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention program (CFDA 10.694). The grant will support forest restoration and ecosystem management research, technical assistance, and educational services in the southwestern United States over a period of approximately 2 years from July 2024 to May 2026. The key products and services to be delivered...
This federal Project Grant award of $650,000.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.652) to the National Academy of Sciences. The funding supports fundamental research activities related to forests, forest ecosystems, and renewable forest resources, with a focus on critical areas such as forest inventory, forest health monitoring, climate change adaptation, sustainable forest management, wildlife habitat...
This Project Grant award for $9,877,018.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant supports a range of forest management and conservation activities across Montana, including developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, undertaking landscape restoration initiatives, mitigating invasive species threats, and...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, under the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention program (CFDA 10.694), provides $2,200,000.00 to Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division. The funding supports research, technical assistance, and educational services to develop and implement practical forest restoration treatments. Key objectives include reducing the risk of severe wildfires and improving the health of dry forest and...
This federal Formula Grant award, with ID NI25MSCFRXXXG036, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Cooperative Forestry Research Program (CFDA 10.202). The $877,168 award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports forestry research and workforce development efforts at the University of Massachusetts (UMass). Specifically, the grant will fund projects focused on: 1) reforestation and...