The Department of Agriculture Food & Forestry Oklahoma (Odaff) was awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) by the U.S. Forest Service on December 30, 2024. This 5-year grant supports Odaff's Oklahoma Forest Landowner Financial Assistance Program, which aims to provide cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help underserved private forest landowners in Oklahoma participate in emerging environmental markets such as carbon offset and ecosystem services programs. Key program objectives include increasing climate change adaptation, supporting forest health, and facilitating access to private environmental markets. As the state's lead agriculture agency, Odaff will leverage its expertise to deliver these critical services to Oklahoma's private forest landowners through December 29, 2029.
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