# Forest Health Protection (10.680)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-680-forest-health-protection/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Forest Health Protection is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $142 million in 688 grants, about $206,493 per award.

## Objectives

Conduct forest health activities in cooperation with State Foresters, State Agriculture or Plant Regulatory Officials, equivalent State officials, or other official representatives, subdivisions of states, agencies, institutions (public and private), organizations (profit or nonprofit), and individuals on non-Federal lands. Activities include: conducting surveys to detect and assess insect, disease, invasive plant and other stressors; monitoring and reporting on the health of forests and trees; recommending measures to prevent, retard, slow the spread, control, suppress or eradicate incipient, potential, threatening or emergency forest and tree pests; planning, organizing, directing, and performing such measures; providing technical and scientific information, advice, and related assistance; developing applied methods and technology to improve management of forest health; providing information on pesticides and their use; promoting implementation of appropriate silvicultural or management techniques to improve forest health; and taking other actions deemed necessary to accomplish the objectives and purposes of the Forest Health Protection program. Assistance to tribal lands held in trust by the United States Government is provided directly by the Forest Service, and thus are not included in this cooperative program. However, other tribal lands, such as Alaska Native Corporation Lands, that are not held in trust are included.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $18.9 million | 163 |
| 2022 | $16.3 million | 142 |
| 2023 | $35.6 million | 264 |
| 2024 | $28.4 million | 202 |
| 2025 | $42.9 million | 136 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gypsy Moth Slow the Spread Foundation Inc | North Carolina | $22.0 million |
| Conservation & Forestry, Maine Department of Agriculture | Maine | $12.2 million |
| Department of Forests Parks & Recreation Vermont | Vermont | $5.3 million |
| Department of Conservation & Natural Resources Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | $5.2 million |
| Oregon Department of Forestry | Oregon | $4.7 million |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | Virginia | $3.7 million |
| Texas A&m Forest Service | Texas | $3.3 million |
| North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services | North Carolina | $2.6 million |
| Georgia Forestry Commission | Georgia | $2.6 million |
| State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources | Hawaii | $2.5 million |
| Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida | Florida | $2.3 million |
| Virginia Department of Forestry | Virginia | $2.3 million |
| State of New Hampshire- Department of Natural and Cultural Resources | New Hampshire | $2.2 million |
| Department of Environmental Conservation New York | New York | $2.2 million |
| South Carolina Forestry Commission | South Carolina | $2.1 million |
| Colorado Department of Agriculture | Colorado | $1.9 million |
| State of West Virginia Department of Agriculture | West Virginia | $1.9 million |
| Dept of Agriculture Montana | Montana | $1.9 million |
| Oregon Dept of Agriculture | Oregon | $1.8 million |
| Maryland Department of Agriculture | Maryland | $1.7 million |