# Cooperative Forestry Assistance (10.664)

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Cooperative Forestry Assistance is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $1.1 billion in 932 grants, about $1.2 million per award.

## Objectives

With respect to nonfederal forest and other rural lands to assist in the advancement of forest resources management and conservation; developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings; producing and distributing tree seeds and seedlings; promoting afforestation and reforestation; the encouragement of active forest management; the control of insects and diseases affecting trees and forests; the control of rural fires; the efficient utilization of wood and wood residues/biomass, including the recycling of wood fiber and biomass utilization; the improvement and maintenance of fish and wildlife habitat; and the planning and implementation of urban and community forestry programs; broaden existing programs on non-federal forest lands to meet the multiple use objectives of landowners; provide opportunities to private landowners to protect ecologically valuable and threatened non-Federal forest land; and strengthen educational, technical, and financial assistance programs that provide assistance to owners of non-Federal forest lands.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $122 million | 174 |
| 2022 | $160 million | 214 |
| 2023 | $267 million | 250 |
| 2024 | $252 million | 240 |
| 2025 | $331 million | 194 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services | North Carolina | $83.9 million |
| Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department | New Mexico | $46.7 million |
| Texas A&m Forest Service | Texas | $41.6 million |
| California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection | California | $41.3 million |
| Nevada Division of Forestry | Nevada | $37.5 million |
| Washington State Department of Natural Resources | Washington | $35.2 million |
| Georgia Forestry Commission | Georgia | $34.5 million |
| Oregon Department of Forestry | Oregon | $31.1 million |
| South Carolina Forestry Commission | South Carolina | $29.9 million |
| Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida | Florida | $28.2 million |
| Natural Resources & Conservation, Montana Dept of | Montana | $27.3 million |
| Colorado State University | Colorado | $26.3 million |
| Utah Department of Natural Resources | Utah | $24.5 million |
| Idaho Department of Lands | Idaho | $23.0 million |
| Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management | Arizona | $22.2 million |
| Alabama Forestry Commission | Alabama | $21.8 million |
| Mississippi Forestry Commission | Mississippi | $21.6 million |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Nebraska | $21.3 million |
| New Mexico State University | New Mexico | $20.2 million |
| Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry | Louisiana | $19.9 million |