Cooperative Agreement 22GN11041700018

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $6,250,000 Project Grant on January 13, 2025 to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). This grant will support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in California through cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education. Key objectives include increasing...

The $661,254 federal Cooperative Agreement award under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program was granted to the Butte County Fire Safe Council, a non-profit organization in Paradise, California. The award, dated August 9, 2024, supports the "Berry Creek and Feather Falls Fire Hazard Reduction" project, which aims to mitigate wildfire risks and enhance ecosystem resilience in the Butte Creek...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,775,414, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), supports the Fall River Resource Conservation District in McArthur, California to link small private landowners to carbon markets and promote wildfire resilience practices in Northern California. The three-year project aims to increase climate change adaptation, support forest health, and facilitate...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $607,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFDA 10.715). This 10-year award will support collaborative watershed restoration projects in California that address critical environmental challenges such as hazardous fuel reduction, community wildfire protection...

This cooperative agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.944 Natural Resource Stewardship program) provides $351,588.23 to the Laguna De Santa Rosa Foundation to increase the availability of source-identified native seeds and container plants for post-fire restoration efforts. The project will support the development of a 2-acre specialized seed production field, along with plug production and in-situ restoration plots, to address a lack of productive capacity in the region for...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $132,944.86 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205) on June 8, 2021 to the California Department of Transportation. The project grant funding will support stabilization of fire-damaged cut slopes, widening of shoulders to create catchment areas for rockfall debris, and improvements to drainage systems along 0.3 miles of roadway south of Airport Road and 0.2 miles north of Old Clark...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service awarded a $248,498 Cooperative Agreement under the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program to the Butte County Fire Safe Council on August 9, 2024. This funding supports the "WILDLAND UBRAN INTERFACE FIRE HAZARD REDUCTION" project, which has a planned completion date of December 1, 2026. The Butte County Fire Safe Council, a non-profit organization focused on wildfire mitigation and community...

The University of California, Santa Barbara will receive $100,000 through a cooperative agreement with the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program (CFDA 15.658) to implement restoration of a degraded riparian wetland system along the Santa Clara River in Fillmore, California from July 7, 2022 to June 30, 2027. As part of a broader Santa Clara River restoration program involving multiple partners, the...

The Prosper Ridge Community Wildfire Resilience Project was awarded a $2,175,132 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant, awarded on Nov 20, 2023, supports the development and implementation of wildfire mitigation activities outlined in the community's recently updated Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). Key project activities include conducting...

This $299,999.87 Cooperative Agreement award under the National Park Service's "Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System" (CFDA 15.945) program is supporting a research project at Sonoma State University to study the effectiveness of post-wildland fire recovery efforts for cultural resource preservation in the Pacific West Region. The key objectives of this 4-year project are to: 1) develop protocols and tools to support cultural resource...