Forest Service International Foundation

Forest Service International Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based tax-exempt nonprofit foundation, serves as a prime recipient of federal grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service for international forestry, conservation, and natural resource management initiatives under the International Forestry Programs (CFDA 10.684).

The foundation's federal footprint is concentrated entirely within a single customer agency — the USDA Forest Service Washington Office Acquisitions — which has awarded all twelve recent grants to Forest Service International Foundation. The foundation operates exclusively as a grant recipient rather than a federal contractor; it does not hold prime federal contracts or parent contract vehicles such as GWACs or IDIQs. All twelve awards span cooperative agreements and project grants, with a combined dollar obligation of $9.1 million over the past three years.

The foundation's capability portfolio centers on international forestry programs, global conservation, sustainable resource management, scientific capacity building, and supply chain transparency for U.S. forest products. Recent representative grants include a $1.62 million project grant awarded September 30, 2025, to develop and deploy advanced forest monitoring tools and artificial intelligence-driven analytics for forest change detection and illegal logging interdiction, with performance through September 30, 2027; a $296,387.82 cooperative agreement awarded August 18, 2026, to expand U.S. hardwood sample collection across 500 high-production counties to support wood product origin verification at the state and county level, with performance extending through January 31, 2029; a $2.106 million cooperative agreement awarded September 20, 2024, supporting global conservation and sustainable resource management across multiple geographic regions, including watershed restoration, dam safety, and migratory bird conservation, with multiple sub-grant awards to organizations such as Fauna & Flora International and The Nature Trust of British Columbia; and a cooperative agreement awarded September 5, 2025, placing a trade advisor in Brussels to monitor European trade policy developments affecting U.S. forest products exports and represent U.S. industry in technical trade dialogues. The foundation engages contractors and sub-recipients to execute fieldwork, data analysis, and technical consulting across domestic and international sites.

Activity has grown from two awards in 2023 to seven in 2024, though falling to two in 2025 and one in 2026. Six awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete opportunity or renewal pipeline within the immediate forecast window.