Collaborative Forest Restoration Program
![[Image] Photo of men walking along a dirt road in the forest](/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/fsbdev3_020788.jpg) 2019 CFRP Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. MST on February 19, 2019.
The Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP) provides grants of up to $360,000 to stakeholders for forest restoration projects in New Mexico that are designed through a collaborative process. Projects can be up to four years in length and can be located on or on any combination of Federal, Tribal, State, County or Municipal forest land. Projects must address the following objectives:
- Wildfire threat reduction
- Ecosystem restoration, including non-native species reduction
- Reestablishment of historic fires regimes
- Reforestation
- Preservation of old and large trees
- Small diameter tree utilization
- Creation of forest-related local employment
- Stakeholder diversity
Since 2001 the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP) has funded over 200 projects including close to 600 partners in planning and implementing collaborative forest restoration and small diameter utilization projects in 20 counties across New Mexico. These projects have restored over 33,000 acres and created over 750 jobs.
Grant Writing Workshops free to interested applicants:
-
December 4, 2018, 10:00am -12:00pm, Taos, NM, Carson National Forest Supervisor’s Office. Contact: Raul Hurtado, (575) 758-6344.
-
December 4, 2018, 10: 00 am – 12:00 pm, Santa Fe, NM, Santa Fe National Forest Supervisors Office Contact: Reuben Montes (505) 438-5356
December 5, 2018, 10: 00 am – 12:00 pm, Santa Fe, NM, Santa Fe National Forest Supervisors Office Contact: Reuben Montes (505) 438-5356
-
December 5, 2018, 9:00am – 12:00pm, Silver City, NM, Gila National Forest Supervisors Office.Contact: Julia F. Rivera (575) 388-8212.
-
December 13, 2018, 1:00pm-3:00pm, Alamogordo, NM, Lincoln National Forest Supervisor’s Office. Contact: Mark Cadwallader, (575) 434-7375.
-
December 13, 2018, 12:00pm – 4:30pm, Albuquerque, NM, Cibola National Forest Supervisors Office.Contact: Aaron Johnson, (505) 281-3304 x5116.
Annual Workshop - January 29-30 (tenative) Santa Fe Community College
The 2019 Annual Workshop will be held on January 29-30, 2019 in Santa Fe New Mexico in the Jemez Rooms of the Santa Fe Community College 6401 Richards Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87508 1-505-428-1000.
The CFRP Annual Workshop brings together CFRP grant recipients, their partners and participants to share their experiences and discuss accomplishments, challenges, and strategies to overcome barriers of CFRP. Anyone who is interested can attend the workshop.
CFRP Panel - April 16-18, 2019 (tenative)
The CFRP Technical Advisory Panel evaluates CFRP grant applications and provides recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture on which ones best meet the purposes and objectives of the program. The Panel includes independent scientists, representatives from Federal and State land management agencies, Tribes, local communities, conservation organizations, and commodity interests. The Secretary of Agriculture makes the final project funding decisions.
Resources
-
Get Help with your CFRP Grant Application
All applications should first contact the Forest Coordinator closest to the public land where treatment will take place. Free assistance is available in proposal development and multiparty monitoring.
- Funded Projects
A list of current and past Collaborative Forest Restoration Program funded projects (2001-2017).
-
Funded Project Summaries and Contacts (Word .docx, 308kb)
Summaries of current and previous Collaborative Forest Restoration Program funded projects (2001-2017).
- Multiparty Monitoring
Information about frequently required monitoring and assessment of Forest Restoration projects.
CFRP Science Resources
|
