This award to the state of south carolina is to support land management activities on state and private lands to develop and implement state forest action plan (statewide assessment and strategy for…

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded the South Carolina Forestry Commission $847,438 in project grant funding on July 16, 2026, to support land management activities on state and private lands that develop and implement State Forest Action Plan priorities guiding forestry work and supporting the health, productivity, and resilience of forests and trees across South Carolina's 6.26 million acres of private forest land owned by 64,000 private forest landowners.

The award funds work under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664), which assists with forest resources management and conservation on nonfederal forest and rural lands. Performance occurs in South Carolina with a completion date of July 15, 2031. The assistance type is a project grant with a maximum performance period of five years.

This award to the state of south carolina is to support land management activities on state and private lands to develop and implement state forest action plan (statewide assessment and strategy for forest resources) priorities. The plan guides the work of forestry professionals and directly support the health, productivity, and resilience of americas forests and trees, supporting the 64,000 private forest landowners who own 6.26 million acres in south carolina.