Project Grant NR233A750013C002

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $16,161,798 Cooperative Agreement (Federal Grant Award ID: F25AC00299) under the Coastal Program (CFDA Number: 15.630) to Greentrust Alliance Inc., a non-profit organization based in Elkridge, Maryland. The agreement supports the comprehensive implementation of the Green Brook Mitigation Project, which involves coordination, construction, planting, maintenance, and regulatory closeout activities. The project scope...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1,161,198.46 Project Grant to Magnolia IL LLC to develop and establish a wetland mitigation bank for use by agricultural producers. The grant is being used to fund activities under the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (CFDA #10.933) from May 17, 2022 through May 16, 2026. The Wetland Mitigation Banking Program aims to help establish wetland mitigation banks to assist producers in meeting wetland conservation...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant to Natural Capital Exchange Inc. under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant supports the development of a guide to emerging private environmental markets, with a focus on increasing climate change adaptation, supporting forest health, and facilitating access to private environmental markets for underserved landowners through cost-sharing, technical...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,938,770 Cooperative Agreement to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) on December 16, 2024 under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The purpose of this 5-year award is to support NWF's efforts to develop wildlife-friendly, climate-smart pine straw markets. Key activities include providing technical assistance, cost-sharing, and outreach to underserved forest landowners to help them...

This $1,999,950 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The project, awarded to the Urban Forest Carbon Registry in August 2024, delivers three key solutions over 3 years to enable hundreds of land trusts to enroll thousands of rural landowners in carbon offset and ecosystem services programs: Technical assistance toolkits to help landowners assess eligibility,...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,763,109, granted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), aims to support the creation of regional carbon buyer hubs to connect small and underserved forest landowners to new pools of local and regional buyers for carbon offset credits. The prime awardee, the Urban Forest Carbon Registry, will serve as the national coordinating center,...

This $153,786 Project Grant award to Michigan State University (MSU) from the Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Renewable Resources Extension Act (CFDA 10.515) program supports the development of tools and educational resources to help forest landowners understand and access forest carbon markets. The key products and services to be delivered include: A web-based tool to conduct cost-benefit analyses for landowners on delaying timber...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,978,714 Cooperative Agreement to Magnolia Land Partners Inc. under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The funding aims to advance landowner participation in compliance-based biodiversity markets by providing technical assistance, outreach, and cost-sharing support to underserved forest landowners. The 3.5-year project period runs from September 2024 to February 2028 and builds on...

The National Audubon Society Inc. will receive $390,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 to implement post-construction adaptive management techniques at the Great Meadows Marsh Unit of the S.B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge from April 29, 2022 to December 31, 2026. Funded activities under the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Activities program (CFDA 15.677) include invasive species control through herbicide...

The National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM) was awarded a $285,743 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water under the National Wetland Program Development Grants program (CFDA 66.462). The primary objective of this 2-year project is to increase awareness and understanding of diverse approaches to managing state wetland programs, including considerations for climate change and environmental justice. Key activities and deliverables include:...