McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program
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The goal of McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research funding is to increase forestry research in the production, utilization, and protection of forestland; to train future forestry scientists; and to involve other disciplines in forestry research. The eligible forestry research mandated areas as defined by the McIntire- Stennis legislation are: 1.) reforestation and management of land for the production of crops of timber and other related products of the forest; 2.) management of forest and related watershed lands to improve conditions of water flow and to protect resources against floods and erosion; 3.) management of forest and related rangeland for production of forage for domestic livestock and game and improvement of food and habitat for wildlife; management of forest lands for outdoor recreation; 4.) protection of forest land and resources against fire, insects, diseases, or other destructive agents; 5.) utilization of wood and other forest products; and 6.) development of sound policies for the management of forest lands and the harvesting and marketing of forest products; and such other studies as may be necessary to obtain the fullest and most effective use of forest resources.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
For FY 2016:
Congress appropriated $33,961,000 for the Program. Pertinent details will be provided by Program at a future date. Fiscal Year (FY) 2016:
Congress appropriated $33,961,000 for this Program for FY 2016. After legislatively authorized set-asides, the amount available to support approved projects was $31,920,685.
For Fiscal Year 2017, Congress appropriated approximately $34 million for the McIntire-Stennis Program.
Approximately $32 million was available for distribution to states, after legislatively authorized set asides.
Appropriation for FY 2018 was approximately $33 million. The amount available for awards was $31,888,021, with 79 universities participating in the program.
Appropriation for FY 2019 was approximately $36 million. The amount available for awards was $33,802,560, with 78 universities participating in the program. There are currently 979 active McIntire-Stennis projects.
Appropriation for FY 2020 are projected to be approximately $28 million. The projected amount for award is $27,104,958, with a potential 81 universities participating, which may include the addition of two new tribal institutions.
Pertinent information will be provided by Program at a future date.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.