This award will improve access to seed collection areas and orchards across pennsylvania state forest lands. Increased seed production will increase nursery stock availability

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources $250,000 on February 6, 2026, under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act Nursery Vegetation program (CFDA 10.736) to improve access to seed collection areas and orchards across Pennsylvania State Forest lands and increase nursery stock availability through expanded seed production.

The award runs through June 30, 2030, with work performed in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, a state government entity acting as the ultimate recipient through its Fiscal Management Division, administers the grant as a child award under the parent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Assistance Type is Project Grant. The funding supports facility and equipment improvements to modernize tree seedling nursery and tree orchard infrastructure, along with associated salary, training, travel, and contract labor costs tied to seedling and seed production activities.