FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Financial Assistance Programs

North Dakota Forest Service Landowner Assistance State Priority Plan (PDF 729KB)

Forest Resource Management Grant Application is available here in Adobe (PDF) format

The Forest Resource Management team offers three financial assistance programs. These programs provide cost-share for landowners implementing forest improvement activities on their properties. Some of the activities that have been cost-shared in the past include windbreak planting and renovation, wildlife habitat plantings and woodland improvement activities.

The programs are:

Forest Land Enhancement Program

The Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP) is a new incentives program authorized by the 2002 Farm Bill to ensure that non-industrial private forests and related natural resources continue to provide private and public benefits, safeguard the quality and health of our water, air, woodland resources and wildlife.

Through FLEP, the State Forester and other resource managers will provide resource management education and technical and financial assistance to promote sustainable forest management.

Wildfire Grant Protection Program

The Wildfire Grant Protection Program is a compilation of several different funds from the National Fire Plan which was instituted in response to the severe fire season of the year 2000.  This funding is used to reduce rural homeowner’s risk of loss and to make rural properties safer from wildfire.  Under this program a representative of the North Dakota Forest Service provides a Firewise Hazard Assessment of the property at no cost to the homeowner.  Some practices that can be cost-shared include the installation of vegetative fuel breaks, removal of individual trees deemed to be a fire hazard to the home, installation of non-flammable mulch within 3 feet of the foundation of the home, and pruning.  The cost share for this grant program is at a 50% level.  Applicants can sign up at their local Soil Conservation District Office or contact:

Trent Bristol, Stewardship Specialist, 916 East Interstate Ave.Ste. #4, Bismarck, ND 58503 Phone # 701-328-9916

Here is some additional information that can be downloaded in Adobe (PDF) format:

• Firewise Assessment Checklist •

• Firewise Practices Standards •

• Vegetative Firebreak •

Red River Basin Riparian Project

The Red River Basin Riparian Project (RRBRP) came into being due to a EPA-319 grant that identified the need to improve the condition of woodlands adjacent to the Red River and its tributaries. Best Management Practices commonly implemented through the RRBRP include riparian restoration, grass filter strip plantings, stream bank stabilization practices, and bioengineering.

For more information about the Red River Basin Riparian Project contact Craig Brumbaugh, Riparian Forest Specialist - 516 Cooper Ave. Suite 101, Grafton, ND 58237 - Phone # (701) 352-3550 - Fax # (701) 352-3015 e-mail: Craig.Brumbaugh@ndsu.edu or visit the official web site of the Red River Riparian Basin Project.

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