Project Grant 26DG11120107011
- The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded the University of Puerto Rico, Agricultural Experiment Station $142,742 under the Cooperative Forestry Research program (CFDA 10.202) on October 1, 2025, for forestry research activities in Puerto Rico through September 30, 2027. The award funds four research activities: experiments with technologies to overcome drought mortality of juvenile trees in reforestation projects; sediment analysis of three pre-1950...
- The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) received a $150,000 Project Grant award dated September 10, 2025, under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The award, which extends through August 31, 2029, supports forest health monitoring and threat detection activities across eight state forests in Puerto Rico: Guajataca, Rio Abajo, Guilarte, Toro Negro, Boqueron, Guanica, Sus A, and Maricao. The...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,058,240 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization in Puerto Rico. The award, effective from August 13, 2024 to August 31, 2027, supports forest stewardship management and habitat restoration initiatives in Puerto Rico. Through this funding, PDC will deliver a comprehensive range of environmental conservation,...
- This four-year, $799,960 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences and Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program will assess the effects of human activity on the composition of tropical forests. The Florida Institute of Technology will examine how human impacts such as planting, cutting, burning of plants have potentially shaped rainforest ecosystems over extended periods. Alternative hypotheses around more recent intensive...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $472,614 to Cornell University from July 2022 through June 2026 to study the impacts of severe drought on tropical forest post-disturbance recovery. Specifically, the researchers are conducting a rainfall manipulation experiment in a forest in Puerto Rico that is recovering from Hurricane Maria in 2017. The project aims to characterize and predict forest resilience to climate change by...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $249,810 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to investigate the impact of drought, heat waves, and soil characteristics on water and carbon cycling in forested agricultural ecosystems in the Chihuahuan Desert. The project aims to develop a mechanistic understanding of how soil morphology and management practices mediate the effects of environmental stressors like high vapor pressure...
- This $140,250 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) supports Envirosurvey Inc., a Puerto Rico-based minority-owned non-profit organization, in implementing operational field strategies to promote habitat connectivity between remnant mature native forests and surrounding agricultural landscapes. The key objectives and activities include: 1) Identifying at least 5 coffee plantation properties...
- This is a 2-year, $369,330 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program. The project aims to develop a geospatial land change model that can accurately simulate future urbanization patterns in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, despite population decline driven by economic and climate stressors in these regions. The key activities and deliverables under this award include: (1)...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) program (CFDA 47.075) will fund a $499,999 research project at Arizona State University (ASU) to explore the dynamics of knowledge development and utilization in the field of biodiversity conservation. The project will compare the conservation knowledge referenced in Endangered Species Act recovery plans and delisting determinations to determine whether the "best available...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the TIP (Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) program provides $649,999 to The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to develop prototype decision-making tools for optimizing tree canopy coverage in desert cities. The key deliverables include: Tree selection and distribution tools for urban planners to balance concerns around heat, water use, and environmental justice Use of thermal data to assess water-heat-health...
THE PROJECT WILL CARRY OUT A COMPREHENSIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE SAN PATRICIO FOREST THROUGH A COMBINATION OF ECOLOGICAL INVENTORIES, SPATIAL ANALYSIS, FIELD OBSERVATIONS, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, AND SOCIOECONOMIC ANALYSIS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DEFINING THE STUDY AREA AND ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK, COLLECTING ECOLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL DATA, DOCUMENTING FOREST USE AND INFRASTRUCTURE, CONDUCTING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM BASED TERRITORIAL AND CONNECTIVITY ANALYSIS, EVALUATING ACCESSIBILITY AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS, REVIEWING HISTORICAL AND REGULATORY CONTEXTS, AND INTEGRATING ALL FINDINGS INTO AN UPDATED DIAGNOSTIC THAT IDENTIFIES VULNERABILITIES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND PRIORITY AREAS FOR MANAGEMENT. THESE ACTIVITIES CULMINATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEMATIC MAPS, INDICATORS, A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT REPORT, AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF AN UPDATED MANAGEMENT PLAN.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $49.6k | 7/21/26 |