Forest Health Protection

 

Protect and manage non-Federal forest and tree resources from damaging forest insects, disease causing agents, and invasive plants; develop/improve forest health protection technologies; and monitor the health of our nation's forests.

Active 10.680 Forest Service, Department of Agriculture A - Formula Grants; B - Project Grants Not applicable. Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, Public Law 95-313 as amended, 16 U.S.C. 2104 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. State Foresters, State Plant Regulatory Officials, equivalent State officials or other official representatives, tribes, subdivisions of states, agencies, institutions (public and private), organizations (profit or nonprofit), and individuals on non-Federal lands. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Contact Regionalor International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) Office listed at: http://www.fs.fed.us/contactus/regions.shtml Established by the Regional or IITF Office. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Submission due dates are developed for each fiscal year. Contact Region or IITF office. State single point of contact will have 30 days from notification of tentative allotments to comment. Not applicable. Submit SF-424(A) with SF 424 application to amend the allotment amount or length of commitment; other requirements may be established by the Regional, Area or IITF Office. All grants and cooperative agreements are approved on the basis of negotiated targets, project objectives to be achieved, and relationship to national and regional forest health issues, priorities, and needs. To assist 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. Not applicable. Not applicable. State and other generally accepted accounting systems are permissible, if acceptable to audit and reconciliation. All grantees need to maintain adequate systems for collecting and recording statistical data. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. Other Funding for the Cooperative Forest Hhealth 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. Applicant matching for cooperative Forest Health Protection programs and projects that treat specific forest health problems on non-federal lands is required and is 50%. In cases where it is mutually agreed upon that an applicant will treat federal lands as part of a cooperative project or program, the Forest Service reimbursement is 100% for the federal portion. However, 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. If a state elects to consolidate the annual Forest Service financial assistance, in lieu of functional cost sharing mechanisms, the total consolidated payment to any state during any fiscal year may not exceed the total amount of non-federal funds expended to implement its state forest resources program during that year. Treatment funds and activities cannot be a part of the consolidated payment and must stand alone to meet the 50% match requirement (See FSM 3431.22).

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Grants are typically awarded for one or two years and may be extended on request and with the approval of the program manager. Payments made based on authorization and negotiation of provisions with cooperator. Refer to http://www.fs.fed.us/contactus/regions.shtml for Regional State and Private Forestry offices of the Forest Service and for addresses and telephone numbers of Regional Foresters. Rick Cooksey
1400 Independence Ave SW, Mailstop 1110
Washington, DC 20250 US
richard.cooksey@usda.gov
Phone: (703) 605-5332 http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/foresthealth 12-1105-0-1-302 (Project Grants) FY 22$10,522,556.00; FY 23 FY 24 FY 21$20,560,735.00; FY 20$13,958,058.00; FY 19$26,856,960.00; FY 18$20,559,573.00; FY 17$21,515,698.00; FY 16$33,424,000.00; - (Project Grants (Capacity Building and Complaint Processing, Training)) FY 22 FY 23 FY 24 - Technical Assistance Support Grants Not applicable/available. Forest Service Manual- Title 3400 is available in all Forest Service offices, and State Forestry agency offices. OMB Circular Nos. A-102 and A-87, as implemented by 7CFR Part 3016 and 2 CFR 225, are applicable to State and local government grantees. Not applicable.