Federal Programs from Forest Service

The United States Forest Service is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass 193 million acres.
Forest Land Enhancement Program
Forest Service
With respect to the sustainable management of nonindustrial private forest and other rural lands suitable for sustainable forest management; provide technical and educational assistance; provide cost ...more

Forest Stewardship Program
Forest Service
To promote and enable the long-term active management of non-industrial private and other non-federal forest land to sustain the multiple values and uses that depend on such lands....more

Forest Health Protection
Forest Service
Protect 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 o...more

Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC)
Forest Service
To provide funds, on a cost-share basis, for projects that focus on enhancing opportunities for sustained forest products production for primary and secondary hardwood industries located in the easter...more

National Forest Foundation
Forest Service
The purposes of the Foundation are to-
encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of money, and of real and personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and ...more

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Forest Service
Created by Congress in 1984, NFWF directs public conservation dollars to the most pressing environmental needs and matches those investments with private funds. The Foundation s method is simple and e...more

International Forestry Programs
Forest Service
To extend Forest Service efforts to improve forest policies and practices internationally, conserve and protect critical global forest environments and resources, and improve the lives of forest-depen...more

Community Wood Energy Program
Forest Service
Encourage the development of community wood energy plans and/or acquire or upgrade community wood energy systems....more

Recovery Act of 2009: Capital Improvement and Maintenance
Forest Service
For priority road, bridge and trail maintenance and decommissioning, including related watershed restoration and ecosystem enhancement projects; facilities improvement, maintenance and renovation; and...more

Recovery Act of 2009: Wildland Fire Management
Forest Service
Hazardous fuels reduction, forest health protection, rehabilitation and hazard mitigation activities on Federal lands, and State and private forestry activities including hazardous fuels reduction, fo...more



Social Entrepreneurship
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Rwanda as Social Entrepreneur Fund Beneficiary


The Republic of Rwanda has been picked as one of the six African countries as beneficiaries for a new fellowship fund program designed at supporting social entrepreneurs in tackling issues on food security.






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