Agency: Department of Agriculture – Forest Service
Description:
For grants to States and Tribes to establish loan, rental/lease, or cost-share programs for portable skidder bridges, bridge mats, or other temporary water crossing structures, to minimize stream bed disturbance on non-Federal land and Federal land.
For State programs, entities that engage in primary (e.g., loggers) and secondary (e.g., sawmills, pulp mills) forest product operations are eligible to participate in cost-share, rental and loan programs. Entities engaging in other activities on forest lands requiring temporary water resource protection measures are only eligible to participate in rental and loan programs.
Bill Section:
40804(b)(5)
Potential Cost:
$50,000,000
Timeline:
FY22-26
Implementation Status/Rulemaking:
On November 17, 2022, the Forest Service announced the availability of $8 million in grants for States and Tribes through FY2022 Temporary Bridge Funding. Applications were originally due December 20, 2022 but later extended to January 31, 2023: Source
In August 2023, the Forest Service announced the availability of another $8 million in grants for States and Tribes through FY2023 Temporary Bridge Funding. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis for funding FY2023-FY2026: Source
The Forest Service has announced $3 million grants to States and $1.9 million grants to Tribes. A full list of grantees is available here