Project Grant 26DG11094200004
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $1,420,925 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants (CFDA 10.720) program to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Minnesota DNR) to develop and update community wildfire protection plans for at-risk communities in Minnesota. The award period runs from July 6, 2023 to June 30, 2028. As a sub-awardee, the Minnesota DNR will leverage this funding to provide a...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $1.549 million to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to support rural fire prevention, control, and suppression activities across Minnesota. The award, effective June 11, 2025, through September 30, 2029, provides financial resources for fire prevention and control programs, hazardous fuels...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded $785,372 to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on December 23, 2025, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to support forest management and conservation activities on state and private lands through July 31, 2030. The award targets approximately 101,000 private forest landowners managing 5.3 million acres across Minnesota, delivering technical assistance and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664), awarded $5.29 million to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on September 3, 2025, for a five-year project extending through August 25, 2030. This grant funds comprehensive forest health monitoring and technical assistance services across Minnesota's public and private forestlands. Key deliverables include conducting aerial and ground...
- This Project Grant award in the amount of $1,510,212.00 was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The award was granted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on January 17, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2029. The purpose of this grant is to support comprehensive wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded $298,000 to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on February 11, 2026, under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to address forest ecosystem threats through targeted conservation and invasive species management. The project, which extends through July 31, 2030, will preserve remnant black ash-dominated wet forests on public and private lands in Minnesota, establish a...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, through its Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), awarded $150,000 to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on July 17, 2025, to establish rapid response and training capabilities for invasive pest management across Minnesota. The award funds the organization and deployment of personnel and equipment to respond quickly to eradication projects throughout the region, supporting the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Region 9 - Eastern Region, awarded $979,400 to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) for the period June 27, 2025, through September 11, 2029. This project grant enables the USDA Forest Service to work through Minnesota to establish priorities and implement management programs on municipal forest lands that directly and indirectly...
- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $450,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will support the "WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION: ENHANCING THE NORTHEAST WILDFIRE RISK ASSESSMENT - INCORPORATING SMALL-SCALES FIRES" project from June 2022 through December 2023. The project aims to enhance wildfire risk assessment in the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was awarded $444,445 on September 11, 2025, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). This Project Grant funds the expansion of Michigan's Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program through September 30, 2029, by adding one full-time staff position to complement existing personnel. The new position...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $175,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) on June 17, 2026. The award supports wildfire resilience and community protection initiatives in Minnesota through October 1, 2028. The funding enables the DNR to implement landscape restoration and community wildfire defense activities designed to create fire-adapted communities and resilient ecosystems across the state. The grant supports implementation of hazardous fuel reduction, landscape restoration, and community preparedness activities to address wildfire risks while building resilience to fire, insects, disease, invasive species, and climate change disturbances. These efforts align with the federal program's dual focus on developing community wildfire protection plans and implementing mitigation projects on nonfederal lands, with particular emphasis on preparing human populations and infrastructure to receive, respond to, and recover from wildland fire events. The project leverages the DNR's existing capacity as both a direct service provider and grant administrator across all DNR divisions and locations throughout Minnesota.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $175.0k | 6/17/26 |