Project Grant 25DG11052021276
- The State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources received a $714,849 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5), under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664), effective September 10, 2025, through August 31, 2030. The grant supports comprehensive forest health restoration activities across Hawaii's priority watershed forests and degraded agricultural lands, with a focus on addressing invasive...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $446,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The grant aims to assist owners and the public in understanding the impacts and potential impacts of various invasive pests on forest values in Hawaii. The performance period for this grant runs from August 21, 2024 through June 30, 2029. The DLNR, as the key steward of Hawaii's natural,...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) on February 22, 2024. The grant funds will support DLNR's efforts to manage invasive grass species across Hawaii through a range of activities, including conducting invasive species surveys, implementing pest suppression treatments, and carrying out on-the-ground management to...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region, titled "TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP A BIOSECURITY FRAMEWORK FOR AMERICAN SAMOA AND ASSESSMENT OF PREVENTING AND MANAGING PRIORITY PESTS IN THE AREA," provides $100,000.00 to the State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources from July 5, 2023 through February 28, 2026. The funding supports the development of a biosecurity framework for American Samoa and an...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $6,600,000.00 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). The purpose of this 5-year grant, with a start date of August 2, 2023 and completion date of June 30, 2028, is to effectively identify and protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to nonforest uses, through the use of conservation...
- The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) received a $2.4 million Project Grant awarded on September 18, 2025, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The award supports wildfire prevention, mitigation, and community protection initiatives through December 31, 2028. The project aims to reduce wildfire threats to Hawaii's native ecosystems, forests,...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $744,000.00 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) for the DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES FOREST HEALTH PROJECT MOLOKAI FOREST. This grant, funded through the Community Project Funds - 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 10.730) program, supports DLNR's efforts to deliver conservation, restoration, and management services for the Molokai Forest in...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $320,000 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) through the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678). This funding will support revegetation and ecosystem restoration efforts at nurseries across Hawaii over the 5-year period from July 2023 to May 2028. The key products and services to be delivered include native plant cultivation, invasive species control, habitat...
- This $1,367,220 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports wildfire risk reduction efforts in the State of Hawaii. The award was made on August 23, 2024 to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2025. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include hazardous fuels reduction,...
- The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) was awarded a $5,750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant will support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Hawaii over a period of nearly 4 years, from January 2025 through December 2028. The funding will be used to provide...
The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) received a $217,921 Project Grant awarded on January 15, 2026, under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 5 – Pacific Southwest Region. This project will analyze biosecurity policy gaps and needs across the U.S. Pacific Islands, including Hawaii, the territories of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the Freely Associated States of Palau, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia. The primary deliverable is the development of potential frameworks and actionable solutions to address identified biosecurity policy gaps specific to each jurisdiction. The project, scheduled for completion by July 31, 2028, will support the Forest Health Protection program's objectives of protecting forest and tree resources from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants across non-federal lands throughout the Pacific region. DLNR's established capacity in environmental conservation and invasive species management positions the agency to lead this multi-jurisdictional biosecurity assessment and policy development initiative, which will inform future forest health protection efforts across the Pacific territories and freely associated states.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $217.9k | 1/15/26 |