Project Grant 25DG11094200216
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $600,000 to the Harris Center for Conservation Education on September 11, 2025, under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689). This Project Grant facilitates the awardee's acquisition of the Sargent Camp Community Forest, a forested property in New Hampshire selected through a competitive process. The property will be acquired by the end of 2027 and subsequently managed as a...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 8 (Southern Region) awarded $600,000 on September 3, 2025, to Clinton Community Nature Center Association, Inc. under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFP, CFDA 10.689). The grant funds the acquisition of forestland in Mississippi, with title to be held and administered by the awardee organization. Eligible uses include the land purchase itself and associated real estate...
- The federal Project Grant award of $844,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) will support the Rumford Community Forest project in Maine. The funding will enable the non-profit organization Inland Woods + Trails to acquire private forestland and establish a community forest that will provide public recreation, environmental conservation, economic opportunities, and forest-based educational...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,450,450 Project Grant to Five Rivers Metroparks in Ohio under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). This 5-year grant, awarded on April 22, 2024, funds the Possum Creek Metropark and Spring Run Conservation Area Forestry Project. The project aims to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in urban areas within Ohio. Specific...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 8 (Southern Region), awarded $178,000 through the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFP, CFDA 10.689) to Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, Inc. on September 5, 2025. This Project Grant supports the acquisition of 30 acres of forestland as an addition to the Mount Ida Wilderness Area in North Carolina, with a completion deadline of September 4, 2030. Under the CFP program, the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, through the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689), awarded $1.6M to the Town of Poughkeepsie on June 18, 2025, to establish a 95-acre community forest. The project, with a completion deadline of June 30, 2029, will deliver multiple community benefits through the acquisition and active management of productive forestland in Poughkeepsie, New York. The initiative supports...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 8 (Southern Region), awarded $420,000 on September 5, 2025, to Aiken Land Conservancy, Inc., under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689). This Project Grant supports the acquisition of approximately 25.1 acres of land in South Carolina for the establishment of the Dufour Community Forest. The project has a completion date of September 4, 2030. Under this competitive grant program, the awardee will...
- This federal Project Grant award of $949,600.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689) will fund the creation of the Chain of Ponds Community Forest in New Hampshire. The grant was awarded on September 10, 2024 to the Upper Saco Valley Land Trust, a non-profit organization, with a final completion date of February 28, 2029. The primary objective of this grant is to protect forestland from conversion to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Eastern Region (Region 9) awarded $787,509 to the Department of Natural Resources, State of Ohio Division of Forestry under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on December 18, 2025, to implement Ohio's State Forest Action Plan priorities through June 30, 2030. The Division of Forestry will deliver land management services on state and private forest lands, including hazardous fuels reduction...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 9 (Eastern Region) awarded High Peaks Alliance a $464,000 Project Grant on September 15, 2025, under the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689). This grant facilitates the acquisition and subsequent management of the Mosher Hill Falls Community Forest, a forested property in Maine selected through a competitive process for its anticipated public benefits to the surrounding...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through its Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFDA 10.689), awarded Rising Appalachia (doing business as Rising Appalachian Warriors) a $1.2 million Project Grant on September 17, 2025, to facilitate the acquisition and establishment of the Sugar Creek Community Forest in Ohio. The grant will support the fee simple acquisition of this forested property, which was selected through a competitive process based on its substantial public benefits to the surrounding community. The property is expected to be acquired by the end of 2027 and will subsequently be managed as a community forest under an approved Community Forest Plan through the award's completion date of July 31, 2030. The Community Forest Program provides financial assistance to federally recognized Indian tribes, local governments, and qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservation organizations to protect privately-owned forestland from conversion to non-forest uses while delivering measurable community benefits. These benefits include environmental conservation, recreational access, sustainable forest management opportunities, forest-based educational programming, and economic benefits derived from timber and non-timber products. All projects funded under this program require public access to acquired forestlands and must meet a minimum 50 percent non-federal cost-share requirement.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $600.0k | 9/17/25 |