WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service announced that it expects to award up to 21 grants for invasive species detection and monitoring. The agency description of the grant states: "States need to build and maintain capacity around invasive species work to accomplish the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's (BIL) broader ecosystem restoration objective and the invasive species provision. For example, funds may be used to conduct forest health management, inc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service announced that it expects to award up to 30 grants or cooperative agreements for invasive species prevention. The agency description of the grant/cooperative agreement states: "As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's (BIL) broader ecosystem restoration objective, the non-federal lands portion of the invasive species provision enables the USDA-Forest Service, States, and other agencies to strategically sustain  more