Project Grant 25DG11094200170
- This $599,591 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports wildfire risk reduction and management activities in the Driftless Area of Minnesota. The award recipient, The Nature Conservancy, will provide a range of services to enhance forest resilience and protect communities from wildfire threats. Key activities include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire...
- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $450,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will support the "WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION: ENHANCING THE NORTHEAST WILDFIRE RISK ASSESSMENT - INCORPORATING SMALL-SCALES FIRES" project from June 2022 through December 2023. The project aims to enhance wildfire risk assessment in the...
- This $1,000,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), will support the development and implementation of a Minnesota Prescribed Fire Planning and Reporting Tool. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the prime awardee, will use the funding over the period of Sep 21, 2023 to Jun 30, 2028 to enhance forest resilience, fire prevention education, and the transfer of new fire management...
- The US Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will fund wildfire risk reduction activities in the Arrowhead region of Minnesota from July 2021 through September 2025. Specifically, the funding will support efforts to re-engage local communities in preventing, controlling, and suppressing rural fires...
- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $1.493 million project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698). The funding will support wildland fire prevention, control, and prescribed use services on non-federal forest and rural lands in Minnesota through September 2025. Specifically, the grant will assist the state in controlling rural fires and...
- This federal Project Grant award of $5,286,622.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports comprehensive forest management, conservation, and restoration activities across non-federal lands in Minnesota. The key products and services to be delivered include: Conducting aerial and ground detection surveys to monitor forest canopy health and report results using national standards. Providing technical assistance...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $404,000 Project Grant to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will fund the Great Lakes Forest Fire Coordination Projects from September 22, 2021 through December 31, 2024. The projects aim to assist in controlling rural and non-federal forest fires in Minnesota through December 2024. This includes prevention,...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) has awarded a $1,510,212 project grant to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) for the "Minnesota Bundled Cooperative Fire Award" project. The grant will fund comprehensive wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in Minnesota over the award period from January 17, 2025 to...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $590,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on August 12, 2024. The grant funding supports a landscape-scale restoration project focused on protecting working forestlands in the Driftless Area of Minnesota for multiple benefits related to trout, turkey, and timber. The project aims to reduce wildfire risks, improve watershed function,...
- This $500,000 Project Grant awarded on December 6, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) will support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Minnesota. The grant will provide cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to help Minnesota landowners participate in emerging environmental markets such as carbon offset...
This federal Project Grant award for $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) is intended to restore and maintain landscapes and support fire-adapted communities in Minnesota by increasing the pace and scale of prescribed fire on state, private, and tribal lands at risk from wildfire. Key activities to be funded include direct implementation of prescribed burning, pile burning, fire training delivery, and public outreach across various non-federal land ownerships. The award was made to The Nature Conservancy, a non-profit organization with extensive experience in environmental management, habitat restoration, and wildfire mitigation initiatives. This grant aims to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires and reintroduce fire into fire-adapted ecosystems through collaborative, science-driven approaches involving state, private, and tribal landowners.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 9/15/25 |