Project Grant 26DG11094200099
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded the Maryland Department of Agriculture $248,000 in project grant funding on February 2, 2026, under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to actively manage invasive species on public and private land in Maryland through June 30, 2030. The award funds aerial suppression of a spongy moth outbreak and enhanced invasive species survey and monitoring efforts for beech bark disease, Sirex woodwasp, redbay ambrosia...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Maryland Department of Agriculture received a $566,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Region 9 (Eastern Region), under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), awarded on September 11, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2030. This award funds Maryland's Cooperative Forest Health Protection and Forest Health Monitoring Programs, which provide comprehensive detection, survey, monitoring, and...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded $524,144 to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources on June 18, 2026, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to actively manage forests for health, productivity, and economic sustainability in alignment with the Maryland State Forest Action Plan. The award funds a multi-year initiative through June 17, 2031, targeting forest health through shoreline surveys, invasive species...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources $521,444 on December 18, 2025, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to implement priorities in Maryland's forest industry economic adjustment strategy, including business retention and expansion, workforce training, phytosanitation for market access and forest health, and expanded awareness of forest product markets and their role in climate...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 9 (Eastern Region), awarded the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources $3.26 million through the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on August 27, 2025, for a performance period extending through June 30, 2030. This Project Grant supports cooperative forestry initiatives across multiple program components, including Forest Stewardship, Urban and Community Forestry, Landscape Scale Restoration, State Fire...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded $612,000 to the State of West Virginia Department of Agriculture on July 31, 2026, under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to increase active forest management, reduce wildfire risk, and implement shared stewardship through cooperative forest health protection and monitoring across West Virginia. The award funds hemlock woolly adelgid management, oak wilt monitoring, beech leaf disease surveys, spongy moth...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded the State of West Virginia Department of Agriculture $248,000 on February 2, 2026, under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to actively manage invasive species on public and private land throughout West Virginia. The award funds spongy moth suppression, hemlock woolly adelgid and spongy moth surveys, survey methodology improvements, dissemination of survey data and information to land managers, and training...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Eastern Region awarded $263,852 to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources on June 24, 2025, through the Forest Stewardship Program (CFDA 10.678) to deliver technical assistance for non-industrial private forest management across Maryland. The award, which extends through June 30, 2029, will support service foresters and technicians who work directly with woodland owners throughout the state to...
- This $488,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) in implementing the Maryland Bipartisan Infrastructure Law State Forest Action Plan Priorities. The funding will be used to advance comprehensive forest management, conservation, and restoration activities across non-federal lands in Maryland over the project period from November...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded $248,000 to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on February 11, 2026, under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to mitigate the spread of invasive species through physical removal and chemical treatment, restore native habitat, and train employees to obtain pesticide operator and applicator licensing in New Jersey. Performance extends through February 10, 2031, with work conducted across New...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded the Maryland Department of Agriculture $540,000 on August 10, 2026, under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to increase active forest management across Maryland and reduce wildfire risk through nine integrated programs. The award funds cooperative forest health protection core activities to investigate, detect, and evaluate forest damage-causing agents, and forest health monitoring core activities providing information from aerial and ground surveys to monitor forest pests. The recipient will conduct hemlock woolly adelgid treatments and biocontrol releases to protect Maryland's hemlock resource; spongy moth suppression to protect oak resources and maintain ecosystem function; emerald ash borer treatments of specimen trees in parks and wildland areas; beech leaf disease survey and monitoring; laurel wilt disease and redbay ambrosia beetle early detection and rapid response survey to map range expansion; oak wilt disease survey and monitoring to investigate declining oak species; and sudden oak death stream baiting survey to assess Phytophthora ramorum status at high-risk introduction sites. Performance spans Maryland with completion targeted for June 30, 2031. This is a project grant in assistance form. The Maryland Department of Agriculture serves as prime recipient on forest health protection work across multiple USDA Forest Service awards and carries an established portfolio of 34 awards for forest health and invasive species management work statewide.
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