This $3,220,600 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance (CFDA 10.664) program consolidates funding for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) to deliver a range of forestry, forest health, and fire management services across the state. The five-year grant, awarded on August 27, 2024 with a completion date of August 26, 2029, will support activities such as developing...
This $904,800 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.652) supports disaster recovery and supplemental activities related to Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. The award was granted on May 2, 2025 to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, a state government agency, and has an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2030. The funding will enable the agency to conduct a range of forestry...
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) received a $236,670 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678). The grant will fund a range of forestry-related activities in North Carolina, including technical assistance to private landowners, development of forest management plans, forest health monitoring, invasive species control, tree seedling production and...
This $406,322 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) will support wildfire prevention, control, and management initiatives across non-federal forest and rural lands in North Carolina. The funding will be provided to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS), a state government agency, to undertake activities such as hazardous fuels...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $206,570 Project Grant under the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) to the South Carolina Forestry Commission, a state government entity, on Sep 9, 2024. This grant will fund the "SOUTH CAROLINA CONSERVATION RESERVE INITIATIVE" to promote long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest lands in South Carolina. Key services to be provided include technical assistance to private...
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) received a $500,000 Project Grant award under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The grant will fund activities to support climate mitigation, forest resilience practices, and engagement of underserved forest landowners in emerging environmental markets in North Carolina. Key services to be provided include...
This federal Project Grant award for $13,500,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734), supports the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) in identifying, protecting, and preserving environmentally important forest areas in North Carolina that are at risk of conversion to non-forest uses. The award, with a performance period from December 9, 2024 to...
This federal Project Grant award for $1,000,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant supports the Natural Resources South Carolina Department's efforts to identify, protect, and preserve 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,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $293,750 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS). The grant, with a period of performance from August 6, 2024 to August 5, 2029, will support the identification, protection, and preservation of environmentally important forest areas in North Carolina that are at risk of conversion to non-forest uses....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $789,000 Project Grant to the South Carolina Forestry Commission under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This 5-year grant, with a start date of June 27, 2024, will fund a range of forest management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in South Carolina. Key focus areas include developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, promoting sustainable forestry practices, mitigating...