This award supports organization operations in partnership with state private and tribal forest service staff which brings together the 20 state forestry agencies across the northeast and midwest…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 9 (Eastern Region), awarded $650,000 to the Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance, Inc. on August 13, 2025, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This Project Grant supports organizational operations and collaborative forest management activities across 20 state forestry agencies in the Northeast and Midwest regions plus the District of Columbia through January 31, 2030. The funding enables the Alliance to serve as a coordinating platform for state, private, and tribal forest service partners to jointly implement U.S. Forest Service Chief priorities focused on maintaining healthy and productive forests while reducing wildfire risk across the Eastern Region.

The Alliance delivers technical assistance, collaborative capacity building, and coordination services that advance forest health, hazardous fuels reduction, and wildfire risk mitigation on non-federal forest lands. These products and services support state forestry agencies and their partners in implementing landscape-scale forest management initiatives, providing underserved landowner outreach, managing forest legacy program activities, and facilitating access to emerging carbon markets. As a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC, the Alliance leverages its established network and expertise to enhance coordination and implementation effectiveness among the 20 participating state forestry agencies and federal Forest Service stakeholders.

This award supports organization operations in partnership with state private and tribal forest service staff which brings together the 20 state forestry agencies across the northeast and midwest and the district of columbia to jointly implement the forest service chief priorities of healthy and productive forests and reduced wildfire risk across the eastern region.