Cooperative Agreement A15AC00103

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the Wisconsin Wildland Urban Interface Education and Community Support program. Funded through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), this award will allow the Wisconsin DNR to deliver wildfire risk reduction education and assistance to communities from June 2021 through June 2025. The Cooperative Fire...

The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) was awarded a $504,239 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to provide wildland urban interface training through September 2024. The grant was awarded under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), which supports efforts to control rural and non-federal forest fires through prevention, prescribed burns, and fire suppression assistance. IAFF will use the funding to deliver...

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...

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 Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.698). The grant will support the Wisconsin Wildland Urban Interface Program Partner Support from June 2021 through June 2025. The State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program aims to assist in controlling rural fires and developing...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District a $250,000 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The funding supports the development of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan for California communities at risk of wildfire damage and loss. The award has a performance period from January 13, 2025, to July 6, 2026. The federal grant program aims to create...

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Columbus Rural Volunteer Fire Department under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228). This funding supports efforts to protect vulnerable communities from wildfire while preparing them and natural landscapes for a changing climate. Key activities include hazardous fuels management, interagency education and outreach, and planning to identify...

The Council of Western State Foresters received a $222,222 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region to support community wildfire protection and planning efforts in western states. Funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA #10.720), this award will support the development and updating of community wildfire protection plans for at-risk communities over a five-year period from...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $579,672 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to Wallowa Resources, a non-profit organization and community development corporation in Oregon. The grant supports the development and implementation of the Baker Firewise Community Resiliency Project, which aims to help at-risk communities mitigate wildfire risks through comprehensive planning, risk...

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...