Press Releases

$2.2 million in Grants Boost Creative Financial Approaches to Forest Management and Environmental Challenges Grantees will focus on developing finance models that seek to leverage public and private sector capital. For IMMEDIATE RELEASE Greenville, SC– May 31, 2023- Eleven new grants will support partners and project developers to connect public and private capital to unfunded […]

Laura Garner joins U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities as Development Director For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 20, 2023) GREENVILLE, S.C – April 20, 2023 – Laura Garner has joined the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) as Development Director. The Endowment is the nation’s largest public charity dedicated to serving the forestry sector […]

For IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Greenville, SC and Bethesda, MD, April 18, 2023 – The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund (the Fund) today announced the recipients of its 2023 grants. The projects funded this year will help conserve more than 6,165 acres and protect ecologically sensitive bottomland hardwood forests in the Virginia-North Carolina coastal plains. Including those announced today, the Fund […]

Department of Defense Announces 2023 REPI Challenge Funding Recipients  Forest health and wildfire mitigation highlight strategies to preserve national security priorities U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Greenville, SC For IMMEDIATE RELEASE (January 30, 2023) The Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program today announced $24 million in funding for the 2023 […]

2023 Enviva Forest Conservation Fund Request for Proposals Deadline for proposals is March 10, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREENVILLE, SC (January 19, 2023) The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) today released a new Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Enviva Forest Conservation Fund (the Fund). $500,000 funding will be awarded to protect bottomland […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities Announces Membership of the Forest and Wood Products Inclusion Council FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (July 28, 2022) Greenville, SC – The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today the membership of their recently formed Forest and Wood Products Inclusion Council, an initiative to promote diversity, equity, and […]