This award to the state of pennsylvania is to support land management activities on state and private lands to implement state forest action plan (sfap) priorities per statute

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded $759,727 to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources on December 23, 2025, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to implement Pennsylvania's State Forest Action Plan priorities on state and private lands through September 20, 2030.

Pennsylvania will use the funds to treat acres for hazardous fuels reduction, develop multi-resource forest management plans, mitigate invasive species, insect infestation and disease, and conduct other active forest management activities that support working forest operations. The activities align to Executive Order 14225 and target the approximately 163,000 private forest landowners who own 7.5 million acres in Pennsylvania. Work is performed throughout Pennsylvania, USA.

The award is assistance type Project Grant. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources Fiscal Management Division serves as the recipient entity under parent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

IIJA division j provides direction to the forest service to award grants to state agencies to implement sfaps. These plans guide the work of forestry professionals and directly support the health, productivity, and resilience of americas forests and trees. The cooperative forestry assistance act (cfaa) requires each state forestry agency to develop a statewide assessment and strategy for forest resources, collectively referred to as state forest action plan, to be eligible to receive funds under the authorities of the act. IIJA funds the implementation of these state forest action plans which supports the 163,000 private forest landowners who own 7.5 million acres in pennsylvania. With this grant, the state of pennsylvania will use these funds to treat acres for hazardous fuels reduction, develop multi-resource forest management plans, mitigate invasive species, insect infestation and disease, and other active forest management activities that support working forest, as determined by the priorities outlines in pennsylvania's state forest action plan. Activities align to executive order 14225 to support the immediate expansion of american timber production by engaging private landowners in active management activities to improve the health and productivity of forests, reduce spread of disease and insects, thin fuels, and manage forests to produce timber and other economic benefits.