Federal grant programs / Department of Agriculture

Forest Health Protection (10.680)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$142 million
• Grant awards688
• Typical award$90,555
• Awarded in FY 2025$42.9 million
• Size rank702 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceFormula grants, project grants

Key findings

• Annual funding rose from $18.9 million in fiscal 2021 to $42.9 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 702nd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 59% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 56 states and territories.

What the program funds

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.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

State Forestry, State Agriculture or equivalent State agencies, subdivisions of states, Alaska native corporations and tribal governments (for lands not held in trust), institutions (public and private), organizations (profit and non-profit), and municipalities are eligible. All States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the territories and possessions of the United States are eligible.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Other Funding for the Cooperative Forest Health Protection program is provided to states to help support a base level of professional forest health expertise for non-federal forest managers. Grants for this program are allocated to states using a formula that is based on the number of acres of non-federal forest land within the states, other factors, and amount of funding available through annual appropriations.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Applicant matching for cooperative Forest Health Protection programs and projects that treat specific forest health problems on non-federal lands requires a 50 percent (1:1) match. In cases where the Forest Service and the applicant mutually agree to include treatment of federal lands as part of a cooperative project or program, the Forest Service will provide 100% reimbursement for the federal-lands portion of the project. This 100% reimbursement applies only to the federal portion and does not modify or reduce the required 50% non federal match for activities on non federal lands. Applicant matching rates may be adjusted in emergency or extraordinary situations. Forest Service cost-share rates for activities involving development of new and improved forest health protection methods and technologies, and the conduct of special projects and evaluations are negotiated on a project-by-project basis with the grantee. Exceptions from the 50% cost-share requirement must be approved by the Deputy Chief for State, Private and Tribal Private Forestry. The applicant share of cooperative programs may be in the form of cash, services, or in-kind contributions.

Continue reading on SAM.gov

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

No Minimum up to $150,000 per award

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 59% of the money, nonprofits 21% and colleges and universities 18%.

By state

41 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.