Cooperative Agreement A13AC00070

Wildfire Adapted Partnership will implement Archuleta County, Colorado's Community Wildfire Protection Plan from 2023 through 2028 under a $1.48 million project grant from the USDA Forest Service. Funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720), the project involves assessing wildfire risks and developing mitigation strategies to protect life, property, and natural resources from wildfire damage. As a non-profit organization...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region awarded $7.37 million through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to the Lake County Resource Conservation District on August 15, 2025. The project, titled "Fire in Hand, Healing Lands," will deliver fuels reduction and fire-resilient ecosystem restoration services in Lake County, California through November 2029 by implementing prescribed and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $778,280 Cooperative Agreement under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228) to the Amador Fire Safe Council in California. The grant funding will support the "Rancheria Ridge Fuel Break and County-Wide Planning Project" over a 4-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2028. The project aims to reduce wildfire risks and enhance community resilience through a...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $496,500 to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on September 10, 2025, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to address critical fire preparedness needs and implement prescribed burn activities in Washington. The project, scheduled for completion by September 1, 2028, will focus on hazardous fuels reduction and community mitigation through prescribed fire...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has awarded a $2,033,970 Cooperative Agreement to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (FOA) under the Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscapes program (CFDA 10.724). This funding will support timber sale preparation activities in Arizona from September 12, 2023 through September 30, 2028. The Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscapes program was established through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation...

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 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...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded $365,000 through its Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228) to The Watershed Research and Training Center on September 21, 2025, for a five-year initiative to strengthen wildfire adaptation capacity across Utah. In partnership with Utah State University as a subrecipient, the project will deliver comprehensive community-based wildfire practitioner support through targeted training,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $245,590.00 to the Colorado Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire Prevention and Control, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) on September 12, 2025. This Project Grant funds the establishment and operation of four wildfire training academies designed to train approximately 1,200 firefighters across Colorado. The training initiative directly supports rural fire departments in...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region), awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $893,800 to the Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County on August 30, 2025, under the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program. The agreement funds fuels reduction and wildfire mitigation efforts on 199 acres of non-National Forest System lands located south of Mount Shasta in the...