The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $133,333 Project Grant on July 1, 2024 under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD). The grant funding will support the identification and protection of environmentally important forest areas in New Mexico that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. Specifically, the grant will fund the acquisition of forestlands through fee simple purchases or...
The Project Grant award of $500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) will support the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) in modernizing technical assistance for underserved forest landowners in New Mexico. The funding will be used to provide cost-sharing for forestry practices like prescribed burns and reforestation, as well as offer technical...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664), totals $7,025,400 and aims to support a range of forest management and conservation activities across New Mexico. The award was granted on July 24, 2024, with a performance period ending on December 31, 2027. The primary awardee, the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), will use the funding to...
This $5,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service supports the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant funding will be used by the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) to provide cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help non-industrial private forest landowners in New Mexico participate in emerging environmental markets such as carbon offset and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department. The funding will support the "EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM ADVANCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE" over a 4-year period from September 2023 to August 2027. The grant will enable the Department to provide technical assistance and delivery of forestry services to promote the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 10.730) to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) for the Chama Watershed and Wildlife Mitigation project. This project will fund forest restoration treatments to thin a minimum of 500 acres of overstocked forests on steep slopes above the Rio Chama corridor in northern New Mexico. The goal is...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region has awarded a $1,875,000 Project Grant through the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to the Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department in New Mexico. This 4-year grant, with a completion date of June 30, 2027, will fund a range of services related to urban and community forestry, including tree thinning, fire management and suppression, smoke management, and mapping of...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department. The funding supports a range of forest management and conservation activities in New Mexico, including tree thinning, fire suppression, smoke management, fire assistance, and mapping of historical places. The award period runs from June 25, 2024 to December 31, 2027. The...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $6,000,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department of New Mexico on July 1, 2024. The grant will fund the "Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Private Hazard Tree Mitigation" project, which aims to advance forest management and conservation on non-federal lands through activities such as tree thinning, fire suppression, smoke management, and...
This $5,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) supports Tree New Mexico, Inc.'s "NEIGHBORWOODS AND TREE STEWARDS ENGAGING DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT" initiative. The five-year project aims to provide ecosystem services and socioeconomic benefits to disadvantaged communities in New Mexico through urban forestry activities, including...