Project Grant 25DG11120107013
- This federal Project Grant award of $136,086.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676), supports the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) of Puerto Rico, doing business as Hilo, in executing a range of environmental conservation and resource management activities. The funding will enable DNER to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in Puerto Rico that are at risk of conversion to...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $364,800 on September 23, 2025, to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant funds two principal objectives through December 31, 2029: (1) continued technical assistance to forest landowners in Puerto Rico through development of new forest management plans and ongoing support for participating...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded $396,000 through the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources on September 22, 2025. This project grant, which extends through August 31, 2029, provides funding to support the operational infrastructure of Puerto Rico's Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) Program. The award specifically funds three key personnel positions—a...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $111,187.55 to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) on September 17, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2029. This grant provides active forest management support and technical assistance services to private non-industrial forest landowners throughout Puerto Rico. The program delivers forest management planning...
- This federal Project Grant award of $220,042.86 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) supports the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), doing business as Hilo, in implementing the Puerto Rico Forest Stewardship Program in fiscal year 2024. The award, effective from August 5, 2024 through September 30, 2026, will enable DNER to provide technical assistance, management planning, and...
- This $1,500,000.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) will fund comprehensive urban forestry initiatives in Puerto Rico. The award will support the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), doing business as Hilo, in planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources across the Commonwealth. The...
- The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) received a $150,000 Project Grant award dated September 10, 2025, under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The award, which extends through August 31, 2029, supports forest health monitoring and threat detection activities across eight state forests in Puerto Rico: Guajataca, Rio Abajo, Guilarte, Toro Negro, Boqueron, Guanica, Sus A, and Maricao. The...
- This federal Project Grant award of $287,358.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.652). The grant, awarded on July 15, 2024, supports fundamental research activities related to forests, forest ecosystems, and renewable forest resources in the United States Caribbean region, with a target completion date of December 30, 2026. The primary awardee, the Agricultural Extension Service, is a U.S. government...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 3 (Southwestern Region) awarded $133,500 to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) through the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) on July 22, 2025, for congressionally directed funding to support program administration and due diligence activities. The grant, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2029, funds critical pre-acquisition activities for two conservation...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded $100,000 to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services on August 7, 2025, under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). This five-year project grant, with an anticipated completion date of August 6, 2030, supports voluntary conservation efforts to protect environmentally important forestlands in North Carolina from conversion to non-forest uses. The award funds the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $134,086 to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) on September 18, 2025, under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). This Project Grant provides salary support for the Forest Legacy Program Coordinator position at DNER, with supplemental funding allocated for essential travel, supplies, and services necessary to implement program activities through September 30, 2027. The coordinator will focus on preparing competitive acquisition proposals for two strategically important regions: the Karst Region (KARSO) and El Yunque Area, both designated as priority areas due to their ecological significance, recreational value, and role in reducing disaster vulnerability. In addition to proposal development, the coordinator will oversee routine program administration including identification of eligible forested parcels within priority conservation areas, compilation of landownership and parcel data, and coordination with internal and external partners to ensure alignment with Forest Legacy Program goals and regulatory compliance. The Forest Legacy Program is a voluntary federal-state conservation partnership designed to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses through conservation easements and fee simple land purchases, with typical grant periods of two years and possible no-cost extensions up to five years.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $100.0k | 9/18/25 |