This award to the state of oklahoma is to support land management activities on state and private lands to implement state forest action plan (SFAP) priorities per statute

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded $515,552 to the Department of Agriculture Food & Forestry Oklahoma (Odaff) on June 11, 2026, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to support land management activities implementing Oklahoma's State Forest Action Plan priorities.

Odaff will use the funding to suppress wildfire, mitigate invasive species, insect infestation and disease, and conduct other active forest management activities that support working forests on state and private lands within Oklahoma, as specified by the state's forest action plan. The award is structured as a project grant with a period of performance through June 10, 2031, and administrative oversight in Oklahoma City.

Under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, states must develop a statewide assessment and strategy for forest resources to remain eligible for funding. The program supports state forestry agencies, tribes, nonprofits, and municipalities working to promote healthy forests and livable communities on nonfederal forest and rural lands.

The cooperative forestry assistance act (CFAA) requires each state forestry agency to develop a statewide assessment and strategy for forest resources, collectively referred to as state forest action plan, to be eligible to receive funds under the authorities of the act. With this grant, the state of oklahoma will use these funds to suppress wildfire, mitigate invasive species, insect infestation and disease, and other active forest management activities that support working forest, as determined by oklahoma's state forest action plan.