Cooperative Agreement A15AC00050

The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $440,003.36 Cooperative Agreement under the National Wildland Fire Management and Natural Resource Training and Workforce Development program (CFDA 15.969) to The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA). This funding supports SCA's efforts to reduce the risk of devastating wildfires at national parks by recruiting and training young adults to gain hands-on experience in critical wildland fire management and response. The project...

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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $580,800 Cooperative Agreement to the Columbia Land Trust under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). The purpose of this 5-year grant is to address increased wildfire risk in dry eastside forest landscapes in Washington by reducing ladder fuels, promoting ponderosa pine forest structure, and improving snag recruitment on 264 acres of conservation lands owned and managed by the Columbia...

This $429,216 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA 15.232) aims to investigate how previous managed wildfires influenced the extent, severity, and management tactics used on recent uncontrolled wildfires in the southern Sierra Nevada. The project has six key objectives: (1) identify the environmental factors that led to recent wildfires either burning over or stopping at the boundaries of...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $196,000 Cooperative Agreement to the International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This funding supports IAWF's efforts to enhance collaboration in wildland fire management over a three-year period from April 2024 to December 2026. Through this Cooperative Agreement, IAWF will organize major international conferences and facilitate...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $4,850,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Partnership For Gulf Coast Land Conservation Inc. under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). The project aims to implement the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy and assist communities in the Florida Panhandle at risk from catastrophic wildfires. Key activities include providing assistance to private landowners in Bay County for...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management, through the Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA 15.232), awarded a $490,274 Cooperative Agreement to Colorado State University. The goal of this multi-year project is to assess the tools, methodologies, and governance practices that can be used to mitigate the impacts of large wildfires in the western United States, such as watershed impairment and habitat recovery for critical species. The research will involve a literature review,...

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 Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (FOA) was awarded a $6,356,034 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The award, effective September 16, 2024, supports the development and implementation of community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) to mitigate wildfire risks for at-risk communities in Arizona. Key activities include conducting wildfire...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $177,443.59, was issued on August 26, 2024 by the National Park Service under the National Wildland Fire Management and Natural Resource Training and Workforce Development program (CFDA 15.969). The award engages a Women's Fire Crew (WFC) to help reduce and mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires on federal lands and adjoining private properties through hazardous fuels reduction, fire management activities, and a training/workforce development...