With this grant, the state of delaware will use these funds to treat acres for hazardous fuels reduction, develop multi-resource forest management plans, mitigate invasive species, insect…

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded the Delaware Department of Agriculture Forest Service Division $253,242 on December 16, 2025, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to treat acres for hazardous fuels reduction, develop multi-resource forest management plans, and mitigate invasive species, insect infestation, and disease across Delaware's non-federal forest lands. The work supports active forest management that promotes working forests and aligns with Delaware's State Forest Action Plan and Executive Order 14225 to expand American timber production and improve forest health and productivity.

The award runs through September 1, 2030, with performance occurring in Delaware. As a Project Grant, this assistance type funds discrete, time-limited deliverables rather than ongoing program operations. The recipient operates as a state forestry agency delivering forest stewardship, technical assistance, and forest health protection services on non-federal lands, typically engaging private landowners to implement management activities that reduce disease and insect spread, thin fuels, and generate timber and economic benefits. Delaware's Forest Service Division functions as a prime recipient on the vast majority of its federal grant portfolio and integrates this funding into its broader capacity for cooperative forest management across multiple state priorities.

With this grant, the state of delaware 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 delaware'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.