Federal Project Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded $232,001.00 to the Nevada Department of Agriculture under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) on September 17, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. This Project Grant supports integrated pest management and invasive species control activities across Nevada to address the nation's invasive species problem on both federal and non-federal lands. The grant funds active management actions designed to achieve multiple agency priorities, including reducing wildfire risk by decreasing tree mortality and controlling highly flammable invasive plants, maximizing timber production through forest health improvement, maintaining forest aesthetics for recreation, and minimizing hazard trees to increase safety.

In support of these objectives, the Nevada Department of Agriculture is partnering with the University of Nevada, Reno's Sponsored Projects Division through a sub-award issued March 30, 2026. The research component will focus on mapping medusahead, an invasive annual grass species, across northern Nevada. This research effort directly supports the grant's core deliverables by providing critical geospatial data and monitoring capabilities to inform invasive plant management strategies and enhance the state's capacity to protect forest health and reduce wildfire risk in Nevada's forests.