# Collaborative Forest Restoration (10.679)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-679-collaborative-forest-restoration/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Collaborative Forest Restoration is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $4.5 million in 18 grants, about $250,916 per award.

## Objectives

The purposes of the grants are: to promote healthy watersheds and reduce the threat of large, high intensity wildfires, insect infestation, and disease in the forests in New Mexico; to improve the functioning of forest ecosystems and enhance plant and wildlife biodiversity by reducing the unnaturally high number and density of small diameter trees on Federal, Tribal, State, County, and Municipal forest lands; to improve communication and joint problem solving among individuals and groups who are interested in restoring the diversity and productivity of forested watersheds in New Mexico; to improve the use of, or add value to, small diameter trees; to encourage sustainable communities and sustainable forests through collaborative partnerships, whose objectives are forest restoration; and to develop, demonstrate, and evaluate ecologically sound forest restoration techniques.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $5.0 million | 16 |
| 2022 | $61,148 | 2 |
| 2023 | -$545,518 | 0 |
| 2024 | -$21,803 | 0 |
| 2025 | -$20,878 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wood Sharks LLC | New Mexico | $719,403 |
| Silver Dollar Wood Products LLC | New Mexico | $717,685 |
| Santa Clara Pueblo | New Mexico | $360,000 |
| Chacon Alfonso | New Mexico | $360,000 |
| Joe Gurule | New Mexico | $360,000 |
| Old Wood LLC | New Mexico | $360,000 |
| Rachel Wood Consulting | New Mexico | $360,000 |
| Dawson Consulting LLC | New Mexico | $358,650 |
| Grant Soil & Water Conservation District | New Mexico | $348,463 |
| MT Taylor Machine LLC | New Mexico | $343,976 |
| Rocky Mountain Ecology LLC | New Mexico | $300,150 |
| Claunch-Pinto Soil & Water Conservation District | New Mexico | $284,595 |
| The Forest Stewards Guild | New Mexico | $270,612 |