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Eastern Region State, Private, and Tribal Forestry: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL): High-Priority Regional Invasive Species Projects: Non-Federal Lands (Forest Service Region 9) - FY 2025

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture
CFDA: 10.680
Office: U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Eastern Region (Region 9) Forest Health Protection (FHP)
Multipart Grant: No
Next Due: 11/15/2024 (Proposal)
Solicitation Date: Unknown
   
Match Required: Yes
Match Type: Unspecified
Actual Funds: Unspecified
Award Range: $75,000 (Min)
Summary:

The purpose of this program is to support innovative work on the prevention, surveillance, eradication, suppression, monitoring, and restoration of damage caused by invasive forest insects, worms, pathogens, and plants. Projects will be expected to complement existing cooperative and federal forest health protection programs and sustain high-value forest ecosystems or tree species.

Eligible costs may include those in the following budget categories:

  • Personnel/labor
  • Fringe benefits
  • Travel
  • Equipment
  • Supplies
  • Contractual
  • Other
  • Indirect costs

An optional question-and-answer (Q&A) session is expected to be held for this program. eCivis Grants Network will be updated if additional information becomes available.

Eligibility is limited to applicants located in the funding agency's Eastern Region, which includes Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Refer to the Eligibility section for additional information.

Eligibility Notes:

Eligible applicants are the state forestry departments or equivalent state agencies that have a responsibility for forest health in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Other organizations located in these states, such as institutes of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and local governments, may also be eligible; however, an email of support from the appropriate state forest health agency lead must be included with the proposal.

Projects may be conducted on federal lands if done in partnership with states/non-governmental organizations and if done to support nonfederal land objectives.

Projects that are collaborations among states, the funding agency, external partners, and underserved communities at regional or subregional scales are encouraged. Multistate projects should be prepared, written, and submitted as a single proposal, although funds may go directly to multiple agencies and/or organizations.

Eligible Applicants:
Local Government
Academic Institutions
Consortia
Non Profits
State Government
Application Notes:

Prior to submitting a proposal, applicants must consult with an appropriate staff member listed in the StaffDirectory file.

Proposals must be submitted by November 15, 2024.

Proposals must be emailed to the appropriate address provided in the Contact section.

Proposals must include:

  • Application form
  • Budget spreadsheet
  • Email of support (if applicable)

The following are required in order to submit an application:

  • Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
  • SAM (System for Award Management) registration

Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam.

An optional question-and-answer (Q&A) session is expected to be held for this program. eCivis Grants Network will be updated if additional information becomes available.

Proposals will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

  • Alignment with priorities
  • Collaboration
  • Impact
  • Probability of success

Additional forms will be requested for selected projects. Complete application packages must be submitted in spring 2025.

Refer to the NOFA file and Proposal folder for additional application information.

Match Required: Yes
Match Type: Unspecified
Actual Funds: Unspecified
Award Range: $75,000 (Min)
Match Notes:

Applicants must provide a one-to-one nonfederal match of the requested award amount; however, the required match may be waived upon request.

Funding Notes:

An unspecified amount of funding is available through this program to support awards of at least $75,000 and up to $500,000; however, this ceiling may be exceeded for projects that are regional in scale.

Funds will be provided on a reimbursement basis.

Award notifications will be made in January 2025.

The project period should last no longer than five years. Extensions will not be granted.

Funds may not be combined with awards using regular U.S. Forest Service-appropriated funds. In addition, most BIL program funds may not be combined in awards with funds from other BIL programs.

Funds may not be redirected, or issued as pass-through awards, to third parties; however, award recipients may subgrant BIL funds to third parties.

Funds may not be used for:

  • Felling and removing dead or dying trees unless it is determined necessary to prevent the spread of a major insect infestation or disease epidemic severely affecting trees
  • Compensation for property injured, damaged, or destroyed by any cause
  • Suppression of insects that are primarily a nuisance to people and do not damage trees, forests, wood products, stored wood, or wood-in-use
  • Prevention or suppression of insects or diseases affecting rangeland plants
  • Conducting basic research
  • Construction or maintenance of roads included or to be included in the transportation system
  • Recurring maintenance measures such as regular applications of pesticides to prevent insects or disease attacks, as in seed orchards and nurseries
  • Timber stand improvement work when the primary management objective is to increase the growth and quality of timber, even though such work may accomplish varying degrees of insect and disease prevention
  • Construction or maintenance of pesticide storage buildings
Contacts:

New England States and New York Contact:

Mike Bohne
Forest Health Group Leader
(802) 238-7516
michael.bohne@usda.gov

Mid-Atlantic States Contact:

Rick Turcotte
Forest Health Group Leader
(304) 285-1544
richard.m.turcotte@usda.gov

Midwest States Contact:

James Jacobs
Forest Health Group Leader
(651) 649-5266
james.j.jacobs@usda.gov

Agency Address
Eastern Regional Office
U.S. Forest Service
626 East Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Contact Notes:

Questions should be directed to the appropriate Forest Health Group Leader or the appropriate staff member listed in the StaffDirectory file.

Proposals must be emailed to [email protected].

The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.

Files:
NOFA File: US17789_NOFA_FY2025.pdf (215.7 Kb)
Guide File: US17789_Guide_FY2025.zip (1.1 Mb)
Application File: US17789_Proposal_FY2025.zip (953.7 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US17789_FAQ_FY2025.pdf (349.9 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US17789_StaffDirectory_FY2025.pdf (339.7 Kb)
File Notes:

The NOFA file contains the full solicitation for this program. The Guide folder contains additional guidance for award recipients of the funding agency. The Proposal folder contains required forms for submission. The FAQ file contains a list of answers to frequently asked questions regarding this program. The StaffDirectory file contains a directory of the funding agency's staff members.

Project: Detection Surveys of Beech Leaf Disease (737.9 Kb)
Applicant: Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Summary:

The purpose of this program is to increase innovative work on the prevention, surveillance, eradication, suppression, monitoring, and restoration of damage caused by invasive forest insects, worms, pathogens, and plants. Indiana Department of Natural Resources requested $62,500 for detection surveys to understand the current distribution and rate of spread of beech leaf disease. Project activities include collecting and testing samples and revisiting sites with positive test results in the following year to look for symptoms and additional sampling.

 
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Grant Categories
Environment/Natural Resources
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