Grants and Agreements

A cooperative agreement is used to document assistance when substantial involvement is expected between the Forest Service and the recipient. A grant is financial assistance that is used to carry out a specific project that will help the public but does not require substantial involvement between the Forest Service and the recipient.

The Intermountain Region provides program guidance and technical support for grants and agreements. The majority of the federal financial assistance programs in the Intermountain Region are in support of State, Private and Tribal Forestry programs that include cooperative forestry grants through the state foresters and rural community and economic development grants awarded through a competitive process. The Forest Service has other authorities in support of National Forest Systems management that allow us to enter into cost share agreements non-competitively with local governments, Indian tribes, non-profit organizations, individuals, and in some cases, for-profit entities when there is a mutual benefit and interest.

Visit the Forest Service's Intermountain Region Grants and Agreements website for more information.