The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) on January 17, 2025. The grant aims to enhance forest resilience through activities such as providing cost-share to private forest landowners to implement climate mitigation and forest resilience practices, and supporting underserved landowners' participation in...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $599,518 Project Grant on July 22, 2024 to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). This grant funding will support the delivery of collaborative stewardship and technical assistance to underserved private forest landowners in priority landscapes across the state of Maryland. The grant aims to increase climate change...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $478,350 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) on February 13, 2024. The grant will fund "Landscape Scale Restoration Fueling Locally Led Coastal Forest Restoration" over a project period ending on June 30, 2028. The Cooperative Forestry Assistance program supports a range of forest management and conservation...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has awarded a $488,000 Project Grant to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance (CFDA 10.664) federal grant program. The grant, with a performance period from November 27, 2024 to October 31, 2029, will fund a range of forest management and conservation activities aligned with Maryland's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law State Forest Action Plan priorities. The grant supports the...
The State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) received a $6,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant is for a 5-year project from August 24, 2023 to June 30, 2028 to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and adjacent to cities and towns across the state. This...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $120,779 Project Grant to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This grant, with a performance period from August 9, 2024 to June 30, 2029, supports activities focused on wildfire prevention, control, and management across non-federal forest and rural lands in Maryland. Key products and services to be delivered...
This federal Project Grant award of $500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) will support the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in engaging underserved private forest landowners across the state. The key objectives are to increase climate change adaptation, support forest health, and facilitate access to private environmental markets such as carbon offset and ecosystem...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant, with a performance period from December 2024 to September 2029, will support climate change mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Maine. Key objectives include increasing climate change...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant, awarded on January 16, 2025, supports climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Minnesota, with a period of performance through December 31, 2029. Key objectives include increasing climate change adaptation,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $320,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) for the "INFRASTRUCTURE MARYLAND NURSERY CAPACITY EXPANSION" project. The grant, with a performance period from June 20, 2024 to June 30, 2028, will support a comprehensive initiative to expand the capacity of Maryland's nursery infrastructure. Key activities include...