Project Grant 25DG11094200247
- This Project Grant award, totaling $267,000.00, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678). The funding will be used to provide technical assistance to private landowners in Illinois for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) tree plantings and other forestry practices during CRP sign up periods 59 and 60. The award period runs from August 7, 2025 to April 30, 2027. The awardee, the Department of Natural...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $315,280 Project Grant to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) for the period of September 15, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The grant will support the Illinois Forest Stewardship Program, which promotes long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands in Illinois to ensure the continued provision of environmental, economic, and social...
- This $316,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service on August 12, 2024 under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) will support the University of Illinois in managing an Illinois Forest Landowner Network. The project aims to increase climate change adaptation, support forest health, and facilitate access to private environmental markets for underserved forest landowners in Illinois through cost-sharing, technical...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $433,314 Project Grant under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) to the Department of Natural Resources Illinois (IDNR), a state government agency. The grant funding will be used to deliver forest management and stewardship information, as well as provide professional technical assistance, to eligible private and non-federal forest landowners in Illinois. The purpose of the Forest Stewardship Program is to encourage...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $320,000 Project Grant under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on April 15, 2024. This grant supports the DNR's "Increasing Seedling Inventory by Improving Efficiencies" project, which aims to promote the long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands in Illinois to sustain their multiple environmental, economic, and...
- This $1,271,898.00 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' efforts to enhance rural fire management and forest resilience throughout Illinois. The funding will enable the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to implement a range of fire prevention, control, suppression, and prescribed fire...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $616,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.664) to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) on August 8, 2024. The grant funding will support IDNR's efforts to improve forest stewardship, forest health, and state fire assistance initiatives in Illinois. Key activities to be delivered under this 5-year grant include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings,...
- The federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727), provides $3,000,000.00 to Openlands Forestry Division, a non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois. The award, with a performance period from August 5, 2024 to July 31, 2029, will fund comprehensive urban forestry projects that plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and...
- The U.S. Forest Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Openlands Forestry Division, a non-profit organization based in Illinois. The grant, titled "GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE PROTECTING SUSTAINING AND GROWING TREE CANOPY WITH SCHOOL COMMUNITIES", is intended to fund environmental conservation, education, and restoration efforts focused on increasing tree canopy cover, improving wildlife habitats, and...
- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources was awarded a $585,194 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to provide technical assistance to private landowners participating in forestry practices under the Conservation Reserve Program Sign Up 55 and 56. The grant was awarded on March 14, 2023 with a completion date of May 30, 2026. The grant funding will support the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA #10.678), which aims to promote long-term forest management on...
This Project Grant award of $3,062,964.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance (CFDA 10.664) program, will fund the delivery of forest management and stewardship information, as well as professional technical assistance, to eligible private and non-federal forest landowners in Illinois. The key activities to be supported include developing and delivering traditional and new approaches to forest stewardship within priority forest stewardship areas, partnering and collaborating with universities, state and local agencies, and stakeholder groups to outreach stewardship initiatives, mapping and tracking geospatial data for stewardship reporting, monitoring of landowner plans, increasing tree canopy and improving forest conditions in urban, suburban, and rural areas, providing technical forestry and arboricultural assistance and training, monitoring and managing forest pests and diseases, and assisting with the implementation of the National Cohesive Strategy for building resilient landscapes, fire-adapted communities, and safe and effective wildfire response. The award has an initial period of performance from September 11, 2025 to June 30, 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.5m | 9/11/25 |