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The bill extends McIntire–Stennis forestry research funding eligibility to DC institutions—broadening research and local environmental support in the District—while slightly increasing competition for limited funds and causing minor additional administrative burden.
District of Columbia research institutions and universities become eligible to receive McIntire–Stennis forestry research funds, opening access to federal research dollars.
DC-based forestry and natural-resource projects (including urban forestry and stewardship efforts) can receive federal research support, potentially improving local environmental outcomes and capacity for applied forestry research.
Other states' universities and institutions may face slightly increased competition for McIntire–Stennis funds, potentially reducing their shares of existing funding.
USDA and federal administrators may incur a modest additional administrative burden to include DC in allocations and oversight processes.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Adds the District of Columbia to the list of jurisdictions eligible for McIntire–Stennis cooperative forestry program funds.
Introduced February 23, 2026 by Eleanor Holmes Norton · Last progress February 23, 2026
Adds the District of Columbia to the list of jurisdictions eligible to receive McIntire–Stennis cooperative forestry program funds, making DC explicitly eligible on the same statutory basis as the listed States and jurisdictions. The change is a narrow statutory edit that does not itself appropriate new money or alter the program’s rules beyond extending eligibility to the District.