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|ProgramName=Green Forests Work | |ProgramName=Green Forests Work | ||
|ProgramType=Program | |ProgramType=Program | ||
|OrgSponsor= | |OrgSponsor=Partnership | ||
|TopOrganization=Department of Agriculture | |TopOrganization=Department of Agriculture | ||
|CreationLegislation=Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-148), Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171) | |CreationLegislation=Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-148), Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171) | ||
|Purpose=The Green Forests Work program, administered by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) within the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), provides funding, technical assistance, and partnerships to promote sustainable forest management, carbon sequestration, and economic development in working forests. It aims to enhance forest health, combat climate change, and support rural economies by funding habitat restoration, timber harvesting, and wildfire mitigation projects for forests like the Tongass National Forest and Sierra Nevada, available nationwide through grants, partnerships, and direct agency efforts. | |Purpose=The Green Forests Work program, administered by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) within the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), provides funding, technical assistance, and partnerships to promote sustainable forest management, carbon sequestration, and economic development in working forests. It aims to enhance forest health, combat climate change, and support rural economies by funding habitat restoration, timber harvesting, and wildfire mitigation projects for forests like the Tongass National Forest and Sierra Nevada, available nationwide through grants, partnerships, and direct agency efforts. | ||
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|InitialFunding=$50 million | |InitialFunding=$50 million | ||
|Duration=Ongoing | |Duration=Ongoing | ||
|Historic= | |Historic=No | ||
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The '''Green Forests Work''' program, established in 2024 under the [[Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003]] and the [[Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002]], is administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its [[U.S. Forest Service]] (USFS) and the [[Department of the Interior]] (DOI) through its [[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]] (FWS) to provide grants to forest managers, landowners, and conservation organizations, allocating over $300 million since inception to support approximately 500 projects annually by 2025. | The '''Green Forests Work''' program, established in 2024 under the [[Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003]] and the [[Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002]], is administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its [[U.S. Forest Service]] (USFS) and the [[Department of the Interior]] (DOI) through its [[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]] (FWS) to provide grants to forest managers, landowners, and conservation organizations, allocating over $300 million since inception to support approximately 500 projects annually by 2025. | ||