Project Grant A14AP00085

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Kenaitze Indian Tribe a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to support land improvements and supportive services. The Cooperative Forestry Assistance program provides funding for activities that advance the management and conservation of forest resources on non-federal land across the United States. This 4-year award, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, will allow the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,519,591.00 Project Grant on September 13, 2023 to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725). This grant supports the Tribe's "Forest Health Resilience Enhancement Project" to establish, retrofit, or expand wood processing facilities that utilize...

This $600,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674), will fund the development of a multi-family mass timber construction project in Anchorage, Alaska. The project aims to advance the economic viability and environmental benefits of mass timber construction in a market with labor shortages and compressed construction seasons. The funding will enable the awardee, TC3 LLC, to evaluate...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $122,500 Project Grant to the Tule River Indian Tribal Council under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). The objectives of the 5-year project are to address erosion, fuel load, and habitat concerns on the Tule River Reservation through stream and meadow restoration activities. Key proposed services include 35 acres of fuel treatments in meadows through...

This federal Project Grant award of $729,465.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde's efforts in "ECOCULTURAL OAK FOREST MANAGEMENT WITH FIRE LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION" in Oregon. The award, which commenced on Sep 17, 2024 and is set to be completed by Dec 31, 2026, aims to develop genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, produce and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). The funding will support the implementation of oak restoration and fuels management activities at the CTSI's 504-acre Camp Creek Hills property located near Springfield, Oregon. The proposed work aims to increase the abundance and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $105,244 Project Grant to the Metlakatla Indian Community (doing business as Metlakatla Power & Light) under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant funding will support the development of a community food forest on the Annette Islands Reserve in southeast Alaska. The project aims to establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Forestry on Indian Lands program (CFDA 15.035) provides $521,487.87 to The Klamath Tribes to support wildland fire management activities on their tribal lands in Oregon. The award term runs from Dec 1, 2024 through Aug 31, 2029. The Klamath Tribes have demonstrated expertise in environmental management, natural resource protection, and infrastructure development through their extensive...

The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe was awarded a $1,374,299 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant will fund the Snoqualmie Tribe's Ancestral Lands Culturally Modified Tree Protection Program over a 5-year period from January 2024 to January 2029. The program aims to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources...

The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians was awarded a $2,999,999.18 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The award will fund the "Tribal Ecological Cultural Restoration and Forest Resiliency Project" from December 31, 2024 to March 15, 2027. This cooperative agreement supports climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for...