Project Grant 26DG11046013612
- The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands received a $146,666.67 two-year Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station to administer the Forest Legacy Program in Utah. Under the grant, the Division will effectively identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in Utah threatened by conversion to nonforest uses through May 2023. The Division will utilize conservation easements and fee simple...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $4.0 million to the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands on August 18, 2025, under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). This Project Grant will fund the acquisition of two conservation easements on the Bauer and Dockstader tracts within the Zion Connectivity Forest Legacy Project located in Utah. The funding enables the state to protect these environmentally important forest areas from...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded $104,000 to the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands on May 26, 2026, under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). This administrative funding supports the state's efforts to assist private forest landowners in managing their forests and lands while delivering public benefits including water quality protection, critical...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $2,000,000.00 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) to the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands. The award will support a range of forest conservation and management activities in the Zion Clear Creek Canyon area of Utah over a performance period from January 13, 2025 to November 30, 2029. Key activities will include fee simple land...
- This federal Project Grant award for $200,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676) supports the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands in effectively identifying and protecting environmentally important forest areas threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. The grant funding will enable the Division to engage in activities such as acquiring forestlands, monitoring forest...
- This federal Project Grant award for $317,633 was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant provides funding to the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands to support a range of forest conservation and management activities across the state. Key products and services to be delivered through this award include: Implementing conservation easements and...
- This federal Project Grant award of $825,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) will support the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands in executing a range of forest conservation and management initiatives across Utah. Key activities funded through this award include identifying and protecting environmentally important forest areas at risk of conversion to...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $5,246,667 Project Grant to the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands (Division of Forestry) under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734). The grant funding will support the Division of Forestry's efforts to identify and protect environmentally important forest areas in the Bear River Mountains of Utah threatened by conversion to non-forest uses,...
- 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...
- This federal Project Grant award of $1,667,500.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.734) supports forest conservation and management activities by the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands. The award, with a performance period from January 13, 2025 to November 30, 2029, will fund the acquisition and preservation of environmentally important forest areas in Zion...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $1.0 million to the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands on May 26, 2026, under the Forest Legacy Program (CFDA 10.676). This Project Grant will fund the acquisition of a conservation easement on the Ninemile Canyon property in Utah, protecting environmentally important forest lands from conversion to non-forest uses. The conservation easement will preserve critical wildlife habitat while safeguarding the property from development pressure from the Wasatch Front metropolitan area, one of the nation's fastest-growing regions. The Forest Legacy Program is a voluntary federal-state conservation partnership that identifies and protects privately owned forest lands through conservation easements and fee simple purchases. Projects are evaluated based on ecological and economic importance, the degree of threat from conversion to non-forest use, and strategic conservation value. The award is expected to be completed by April 30, 2031, with the state responsible for implementing the conservation easement acquisition and meeting all program compliance requirements, including a minimum 25 percent non-federal cost share contribution.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $750.0k | 5/26/26 |