Project Grant 25DG11132544086
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services received a $100,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 8 (Southern Region), awarded August 7, 2025, under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). This award supports the identification and protection of environmentally important forest areas in North Carolina threatened by conversion to non-forest uses through a voluntary conservation partnership...
- This federal Project Grant award of $13,500,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant supports the identification, protection, and preservation of environmentally important forest areas in North Carolina that are at risk of conversion to non-forest uses. Typical funded activities include conservation easements, fee simple land purchases, sustainable forest management...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 8 (Southern Region), awarded $834,525 to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services on August 19, 2025, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This five-year project grant, with an ultimate completion date of August 18, 2030, supports land management activities on state and private forest lands in North Carolina that align with the state's Forest Action Plan...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. received a $347,678 Project Grant on July 3, 2025, from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The award funds technical assistance and development of tax and estate planning resources designed for non-industrial private forest landowners to maximize economic opportunities and enhance forest management practices. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Region (Region 8) awarded $63.65 million to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on July 8, 2025. This project grant, with a completion date of July 7, 2030, provides comprehensive assistance to private landowners and state agencies for the recovery and restoration of forested lands impacted by hurricanes and other...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received an $850,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded February 1, 2026, with completion targeted for January 31, 2030. The award supports research to identify and characterize ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal communities associated with loblolly pine in southeastern U.S....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $441,886 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), awarded on September 19, 2025, with a completion date of September 18, 2030. The grant supports a biochar promotion and forest management initiative that will showcase biochar applications derived from mobile equipment, such as the Charboss unit, in stormwater management and soil amendment applications. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 8 (Southern Region), awarded $238,000 to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services on August 7, 2025, under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The five-year project, scheduled for completion by August 6, 2030, funds hazardous fuel reduction and wildfire mitigation activities on non-federal lands in North Carolina. The program...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $749,764 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational and Applied Science Program (CFDA 10.310), awarded April 15, 2025, with a completion date of April 14, 2028. The project delivers a comprehensive knowledge package addressing soil carbon and nitrogen management in agriculture through the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Region 8–Southern Region awarded $625,000 to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) on August 12, 2025. The grant extends through August 11, 2030 and funds forest management activities to reduce southern pine beetle (SPB) impact on southern pine forests throughout North Carolina. The awardee will deliver integrated...
North Carolina State University received a $399,913 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734), awarded September 16, 2025, with a completion date of July 20, 2030. The project will conduct economic impact analysis of conserved forests supported by the Forest Legacy Program and evaluate the program's operational efficiencies specific to conservation projects funded through Inflation Reduction Act appropriations. This research will provide the Forest Service with quantitative data on the economic benefits generated by program-supported forest conservation activities and assessments of how efficiently program resources are being deployed toward achieving forest protection objectives. The deliverables will support the Forest Service's mission to identify and preserve environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses through conservation easements and fee simple acquisitions. By documenting economic impacts and program efficiencies, the research will inform ongoing project selection, prioritization, and resource allocation decisions across the Forest Service's ten regional offices and contribute to evidence-based management of federal forest conservation funding.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $299.9k | 9/16/25 |