Block Grant A09AV00285

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1.8 million cooperative agreement to Reax Engineering, Inc. from January 2023 through October 2027 under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The award will support Reax Engineering's development of a FIRES COMPARISON DASHBOARD to assist the Forest Service with the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program's goals related to rural fire prevention, control, suppression and...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $700,000 to Coalitions & Collaboratives Inc. through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance grant program (CFDA 10.698) on May 16, 2023 for a Cooperative Agreement ending December 31, 2027. Under this award, Coalitions & Collaboratives Inc. will provide products and services related to developing and transferring best practices for community wildfire mitigation and assistance to communities. Specifically, the...

The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District (TMFPD), in cooperation with the Carson City Fire Department (CCFD), received a $779,497.87 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228). The funding will support a multi-pronged effort to address the threat of wildfires in the communities of New Washoe City, East Washoe Valley, and Northeast Carson City, Nevada. The key products and services to be...

The Cascadia Conservation District was awarded a $900,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). This funding will support the implementation of fuels treatment projects on private lands adjacent to power line corridors in the East Cascades region of Chelan County, Washington. The goal is to reduce the risk of wildfire damage to critical...

This $556,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps, a division of the Puerto Rico Fire Department, in providing fire prevention, control, and management services across Puerto Rico's non-federal lands. The funding will enable the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps to conduct critical activities such as developing community...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $381,214 Project Grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will support wildland fire prevention, control, and prescribed use services on non-federal forest and rural lands in Pennsylvania through September 2027. As the designated state agency, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and...

This $198,980 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant supports the development of the Fire Environment Mapping System by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The project aims to enhance wildfire prevention, control, and management capabilities across non-federal forest and rural lands in Minnesota. The award has a...

This $338,400 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Association For Fire Ecology in increasing public benefits from fire ecology and management. The key activities to be funded over the 2-year period include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, fire prevention education, incident management support, and capacity building for fire departments and...

The Albany Pine Bush Preserve will receive $300,000 through a Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to conduct wildfire risk reduction activities under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program. From September 2022 through August 2026, the Preserve will perform fuel reduction and habitat restoration work in the Albany Pine Bush to control rural and wildland fires. The Cooperative Fire Assistance program aims to assist non-federal...

The Central Coventry Fire District was awarded a $200,930 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program (CFDA 97.044) on July 18, 2024. The award is intended to enhance the safety of public and firefighting personnel with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. The funding will support critical infrastructure improvements, equipment procurement, training, and safety initiatives for the fire department over a...