After careful review, Silviculture Round 29 Job Stimulus Summary Report is available for viewing. Please follow the attached link to view the Silviculture Round 29 Report.
This Silviculture Round 29 Job Stimulus Program was a one-time program that was announced November 29, 2009. Click to view larger image.
There were 49 applications submitted for funding for Round 29 of which 22 received either full or partial funding. Requested was $16 million and allocated was $6.2 million or 39% of the request. The Forestry Futures Trust Committee was pleased in the response to the call and the quality of the submissions. We recognize that eligible opportunities remain.
The distribution of allocated funds by region is illustrated in the pie chart on the right. Click to view larger image.
Criteria on which the decisions were based are as follows:
Natural disturbance
Job creation/stock production
Quality of project (including # of hectares treated)
In total FFT Silviculture Round 29 – Job Stimulus:
Created 3,500 person/weeks of employment;
The treatment of 8,000 hectares of Crown forest;
The production and planting of 10 million seedlings.
