External Projects Division
Mandate
Objectives:
1- Liaisoning with National and International agencies on collaborative forestry research and signing MoUs.
2- Coordinate formulation and implementation of thrust area based projects with prospective funding agencies.
3- Organise workshop, seminars and conferences with collaborating agencies.
4- Coordinate submission and facilitate approval of project proposals submitted to the prospective funding agencies.
5- Monitoring progress of EAPs as per the parameters/standards of the funding agencies.
6- Maintain data base of EAPs.
Annual Status of Externally Aided Projects (EAPs) for 2022-2023
| Institutes | Externally Aided Projects (EAPs) | |||||
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| Total No. of Projects |
Total Budget Sanctioned (Rs. in lakhs) |
Total No. of Projects |
Total Budget (Rs. in lakhs) |
Total No. of Projects |
Total Budget Outlay Sanctioned (Rs. in lakhs) |
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| AFRI, Jodhpur | 5 | 104.35 | 8 | 272.58 | - | - |
| FRI, Dehradun | 22 | 2737.82 | 3 | 394.62 | 12 | 1101.34 |
| HFRI, Shimla | 11 | 509.29 | 14 | 1791.53 | 2 | 107.49 |
| IFB, Hyderabad | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| IFGTB, Coimbatore | 28 | 1071.31 | 8 | 746.80 | 9 | 218.03 |
| IFP, Ranchi | 2 | 71.25 | 8 | 3722.74 | - | - |
| IWST, Bengaluru | 14 | 597.06 | 7 | 1961.76 | 7 | 325.09 |
| RFRI, Jorhat | 11 | 501.08 | 4 | 790.07 | 6 | 172.12 |
| TFRI, Jabalpur | 17 | 568.00 | 4 | 127.00 | 6 | 69.14 |
| ICFRE, Dehradun | 4 | 4525.00 | 1 | 2000.00 | ||
| Total | 114 | 10685.16 | 57 | 11807.10 | 42 | 1993.21 |
Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) in ICFRE and ICFRE Institutes (2022-2023)
| Institutes | MoUs/MoAs/Agreement with other organizations (University/ Institutions/ SFDs etc.) | MoUs/MoAs/ other Agreements under EAPs | MoUs/MoAs/ other Agreements under Consultancies/ Consultancy Projects | Material Transfer/Other Agreements |
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| AFRI, Jodhpur | 4 | - | 1 | - |
| FRI, Dehradun | - | 2 | - | - |
| HFRI, Shimla | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| IFB, Hyderabad | 3 | - | - | - |
| IFGTB, Coimbatore | 1 | 4 | ||
| IFP, Ranchi | 3 | - | - | - |
| IWST, Bengaluru | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| RFRI, Jorhat | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TFRI, Jabalpur | 1 | |||
| ICFRE, Dehradun | 2 | |||
| Total | 22 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
A- ICFRE Signed MoUs with International, National and Other Organizations:
| S.N. | MoUs/LoI | Logo | |
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University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada (MoEF&CC, New Dehi signed with Umbrella MoU with UBC, Canada for its partner Institutes ICFRE, IGNFA, WII, FSI and DFE) |
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International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), Vienna | 
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International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal |  |
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Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand |  |
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| National Organizations | |||
| 1 | National Centre for Biological Sciences-Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCBS-TIFR), Bangalore Thailand |  |
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Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII), Kerala |
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| 3 | Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS –ISRO), Dehradun |  |
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| 4 | National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), New Delhi |  |
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| 5 | CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow |
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| 6 | Amity Universities and Institutions, Noida |  |
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| 7 | Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Kolkata |
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| 8 | Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Anand (Gujarat) |  |
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| 9 | Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU),Srinagar (Uttarakhand) | 
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| 10 | Indian Institute of Technology, (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad (Jharkhand) |
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| 11 | National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee |
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| 12 | National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Noida | 
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| 13 | G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPNIHESD), Almora | 
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Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal |  |
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Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi |  |
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Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), Noida | 
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Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), New Delhi |
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Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC), New Delhi |  |
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The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi |  |
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Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi |
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B- To develop synergy in the field of forestry research, education and extension ICFRE Institutes have signed MoU with following State Forest Departments:
1- IWST , Bengaluru with Karnataka Forest Department
2- HFRI, Shimla with Himachal Pradesh Forest Department
3- IFGTB, Coimbatore with Kerala Forest Department
4- FRI, Dehradun with Chandigarh Forest Department
5- IWST, Bangalore with Andhra Pradesh Forest Department
6- IWST, Bangalore with Goa Forest Department
7- TFRI, Jabalpur with Chhattisgarh Forest Department
8- IFP, Ranchi with Bihar Forest Department
9- HFRI, Shimla with Ladakh Union Territory Forest Department
10- AFRI, Jodhpur with Rajasthan Forest Department
11- AFRI, Jodhpur with Gujarat Forest Department, Gandhinagar
12- IFB, Hyderabad with Telengana Forest Department
13- HFRI, Shimla with Jammu & Kashmir Forest Department
14- FRI, Dehradun with Uttar Pradesh Forest Department
MoUs in Process:
1- Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Italy
2- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Wash DC 20250
3- Millennium University, Blantyre, Republic of Malawi
4- Beijing Forestry University (BFU), Beijing ( currently on hold)
5- Forestry and Environment Research, Development and Innovation Agency (FOERDIA), Indonesia
6- Brazilian Forest Services (BFS), Brazil
7- Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), China (currently on hold)
8- Swedish Forest Agency (SFA), Sweden
Publication:
Compendium on “Guidelines of Project Funding Agencies (International and National)” -2021.
Abstract of Project Completion Reports (Externally Aided Projects) 2013-18.
Proceedings of ICFRE-IUFRO Workshop on Forest Landscape Restoration (09-12 November, 2021).
Abstract of Project Completion Reports (Externally Aided Projects) 2019-21.
People
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Sh. Mahaling, IFS E-mail: adg_pf[at]icfre[dot]org |
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Dr. Manish Kumar E-mail: kumar[at]icfre[dot]org |
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Sh. Amit Dohundiyal |
Last reviewed and updated on: 19 Aug 2025
