This is the primary award instrument through which the agency works with and through the state to cooperatively set priorities for and implement management programs on state, private, and municipal…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 10 - Alaska Region, awarded $6,133,150 to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources on August 18, 2025, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This five-year project grant, extending through August 17, 2030, supports forest resource management and conservation activities on non-federal forest and rural lands throughout Alaska. The award provides direct assistance to state and local forest land managers, private forest landowners, municipalities, and producers to implement priority management programs that enhance forest health, reduce wildfire risk, and protect both state and federal forest resources.

Under this cooperative agreement, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources will deliver technical assistance and on-the-ground services including hazardous fuels reduction, invasive species and forest pest mitigation, forest health monitoring and restoration, fire prevention and suppression support, timber production facilitation, and forest stewardship activities. These services benefit non-federal landowners and rural communities by strengthening local forest management capacity, supporting economic resilience through timber production, and advancing landscape-scale restoration priorities established in Alaska's State Forest Action Plan.

This is the primary award instrument through which the agency works with and through the state to cooperatively set priorities for and implement management programs on state, private, and municipal forest lands that directly and indirectly benefit the health of federal forest land and the nation's forests. Through this award, direct assistance is provided to non-federal land managers, producers, private forest landowners, and municipalities to fight fires, reduce fire risk, fight damaging insects and diseases, produce timber, and steward their forests.