This federal Project Grant award for $408,995.25 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The award, granted on August 26, 2024, will support personnel and operational capacity for the Cooperative Fire Protection Program in Guam through August 30, 2026. The funding aims to enhance wildfire prevention, control, and management capabilities across non-federal forest and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to the Department Of Search And Rescue in American Samoa. The funding will support the development of fire protection training and capacity building initiatives in the territory over the 2-year period from September 2024 to July 2026. The program aims to enhance wildfire prevention, control, and management capabilities...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $740,000 Project Grant to Ebiil Society Inc. under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The funding will enable Ebiil Society, an international non-profit and community development corporation, to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and around the island communities of Palau. This project aims to provide ecosystem services,...
This $137,930 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) will support the Government of Guam's Department of Administration Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division in making Southern Guam firewise and wildfire resistant. The award provides funding from August 29, 2023 through September 30, 2025 for the Bureau of Statistics and Plans to deliver advisory services,...
This $556,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps, a division of the Puerto Rico Fire Department, in providing fire prevention, control, and management services across Puerto Rico's non-federal lands. The funding will enable the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps to conduct critical activities such as developing community...
This federal Project Grant award for $296,642 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The award was made to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) on September 19, 2024, with a performance period through December 31, 2025. The grant supports a range of wildland fire training activities in Hawaii, including hazardous fuels reduction,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $380,000 Project Grant to the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant supports a range of forest management and conservation activities focused on developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, undertaking landscape restoration initiatives, mitigating invasive species threats, and...
This $566,330 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) was made to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on September 12, 2024. The grant will support wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in Alaska over the performance period of September 2024 to August 2029. Key products and services to be delivered...
The Guam Department of Agriculture's Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division was awarded a $280,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant, which runs from September 25, 2023 to August 1, 2025, will support the Division's efforts to enhance forest resilience, promote fire-adapted communities, and protect lives and property from wildfire risks on Guam. Key activities to be funded...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $350,000 to American Samoa Community College through the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) from May 2022 through June 2023. The Project Grant funding will support advancing forest resources management and conservation, producing and distributing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings to nonfederal forest and other rural lands. Specifically, the award will assist in developing genetically improved tree seeds...