End of Year Message

Overhead view of national forest and winding river

Pete Madden, President and CEO of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, expresses the Endowment’s gratitude to partners and grantees for their support in his annual holiday letter.

Department of Defense Announces 2023 REPI Challenge Funding Recipients

Department of Defense Announces 2023 REPI Challenge Funding Recipients  Forest health and wildfire mitigation highlight strategies to preserve national security priorities Greenville, SC – January 30, 2023 – The Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program today announced $24 million in funding for the 2023 REPI Challenge Program. Thirteen projects will benefit […]

Endowment Welcomes New Board Members

Endowment Welcomes New Board Members Board adds Da Cunha, Raglin to Board of Directors; Blocker and Kilpi Re-elected, Emmerson Selected for Past Chair Term; Farrell Retires For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (December 8, 2022) Greenville, SC – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) is pleased to announce that Beatriz Da Cunha and Josh Raglin were elected […]

Grant Program Opens to Address National Forest System Challenges Through Innovative Finance

Grant Program Opens to Address National Forest System Challenges Through Innovative Finance Deadline for proposal submission is March 6, 2023 For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 21, 2022) The Innovative Finance for National Forests (IFNF) grant program announces the opening of its next round of solicitations for program funding. The IFNF grant program supports the development and […]

Endowment Releases Phase One Summary of Historic Hispanic Forest Landowner Study

For Immediate Release (November 3, 2022) Greenville, SC – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) released a summary of findings from a recent study of Hispanic forest landowners across the United States. Despite increasing attention to diversity in forestry, there have been limited national studies of racial and ethnic minority family forest […]

The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Announces its 2022 Grant Recipients

The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Announces its 2022 Grant Recipients FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 20, 2022) Greenville, SC and Bethesda, MD – The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund (the Fund) today announced the recipients of its 2022 grants. The projects funded this year will help conserve more than 3,000 acres and protect ecologically sensitive bottomland hardwood […]