Project Grant 26DG11046013611

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $124,000 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). The grant will fund the administration of Maine's Forest Legacy Program over a 5-year period from December 2023 to June 2028. The Forest Legacy Program aims to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses, through the acquisition of...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,533,333 Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) project grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry (DACF) on January 21, 2025. The grant supports the "FOREST LEGACY ACQUISITION SOUTH BRANCH FOREST PROJECT" with a planned completion date of June 30, 2029. The Forest Legacy Program is a voluntary land conservation initiative focused on protecting environmentally important forest areas at risk of...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $10.73 million Project Grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry on September 21, 2022 under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA #10.676). The grant will fund the acquisition of conservation easements and fee simple purchases of environmentally important forestlands in Maine threatened by conversion to nonforest uses through June 30, 2027. Administered by the USDA Forest Service, the Forest Legacy Program...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $106,666.67 Project Grant to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation on September 12, 2022 through the Forest Legacy Program. The grant will fund the New York Forest Legacy Administration Program through August 15, 2027. The Forest Legacy Program, administered under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 10.676, aims to protect environmentally important forested areas from conversion to non-forest uses through the...

The Arizona Forest Legacy Administration Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service provides $157,333 to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management through September 30, 2025. The funding supports the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676), which aims to protect environmentally important forest areas from conversion to nonforest uses through conservation easements or land acquisition. Specifically, the award will enable the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire...

The Arkansas Forestry Commission received a $1,345,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). The grant will support the Commission's efforts to acquire and protect environmentally important forest lands in Arkansas through conservation easements or fee simple purchases from April 2023 through April 2028. The Forest Legacy Program aims to conserve forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses through...

The Trust For Public Land received a $134,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the agency's Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) to support the Enhanced Carbon Easement Pilot Project from May 31, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The Forest Legacy Program aims to conserve environmentally important forested areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses through the use of conservation easements and fee simple purchases. Under this award, The Trust For...

Forest Legacy Program Administration Grant Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $106,666.67 under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) to the Missouri Department of Conservation on March 27, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2029. This project grant provides congressionally directed funding to support administrative functions for the Forest Legacy Program in Missouri. The funds will be utilized to conduct due diligence activities for existing Forest...

The Georgia Forestry Commission received a $146,667 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region to support administration of the Forest Legacy Program within Georgia from May 2021 through September 2023. Under the grant, the Georgia Forestry Commission will administer the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA #10.676) to identify and protect environmentally important forested areas in Georgia threatened by conversion to nonforest uses, through the use of...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 9 (Eastern Region), awarded $109,334 to the West Virginia Division of Forestry on June 16, 2025, through the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) to support state-level administration of this federal conservation initiative. The grant funds will be used to contract specific land acquisition activities and provide partial salary and fringe benefit support for Division employees responsible for day-to-day program management through June...