25DG11094200235
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
These funds support cooperative forestry through forest health, forest stewardship, urban and community forestry, volunteer fire capacity, and state fire capacity programs.
Core funding supports foundational forest health program capacity for detecting, managing, and preventing forest health threats across New York.
The program provides technical assistance to landowners and partners, supports limited management and biocontrol activities, and promotes outreach, education and prevention strategies.
The purpose of the Urban and Community Forestry Program is to provide financial, technical, educational, and related assistance that helps units of local government and others to plan urban forestry programs and to plant, protect, maintain, and utilize wood from community trees and forests.
Funding provided through State Fire Assistance is focused to address critical preparedness needs and hazard mitigation.
Projects funded will result in preventing and extinguishing wildland fires.
The Volunteer Fire Capacity Program authorizes expenditure of federal funding to prevent and suppress rural fires and enhancing protection capabilities by assisting rural communities with training, equipping and organizing fire service.
Funds are focused on serving at risk communities and supporting needs including firefighter safety, training, enhancing community water supply and delivery capabilities, communications, and equipment.
Core funding supports foundational forest health program capacity for detecting, managing, and preventing forest health threats across New York.
The program provides technical assistance to landowners and partners, supports limited management and biocontrol activities, and promotes outreach, education and prevention strategies.
The purpose of the Urban and Community Forestry Program is to provide financial, technical, educational, and related assistance that helps units of local government and others to plan urban forestry programs and to plant, protect, maintain, and utilize wood from community trees and forests.
Funding provided through State Fire Assistance is focused to address critical preparedness needs and hazard mitigation.
Projects funded will result in preventing and extinguishing wildland fires.
The Volunteer Fire Capacity Program authorizes expenditure of federal funding to prevent and suppress rural fires and enhancing protection capabilities by assisting rural communities with training, equipping and organizing fire service.
Funds are focused on serving at risk communities and supporting needs including firefighter safety, training, enhancing community water supply and delivery capabilities, communications, and equipment.
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
New York
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
NOT APPLICABLE
Department Of Environmental Conservation New York was awarded
New York Forest Health & Fire Capacity Grant Program
Project Grant 25DG11094200235
worth $3,005,731
from USFS Region 9: Eastern Region in August 2025 with work to be completed primarily in New York United States.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years 4 months and
was awarded through assistance program 10.664 Cooperative Forestry Assistance.
$3,005,731 (50.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/3/25
Period of Performance
8/21/25
Start Date
12/31/29
End Date
Funding Split
$3.0M
Federal Obligation
$3.0M
Non-Federal Obligation
$6.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
25DG11094200235
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
1256A1 EASTERN REGION USDA FOREST SERVICE
Funding Office
1256A1 EASTERN REGION USDA FOREST SERVICE
Awardee UEI
ZECZWASEN594
Awardee CAGE
1SKP6
Performance District
NY-90
Senators
Kirsten Gillibrand
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
Modified: 9/3/25