The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $176,200 project grant to the Elk Creek Fire Protection District through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The two-year grant will support the District's construction of essential community facilities to provide services to rural residents of Elk Creek, California. Specifically, the funding will be used to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve fire protection infrastructure in the area...
The Colorado Department of Public Safety was awarded a $254,120 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support rural volunteer fire assistance efforts through September 2027. The grant funding will support the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program's goal of assisting non-federal forest and rural landowners in controlling and preventing rural fires. Specifically, the grant will aid Colorado's efforts to control, suppress, and...
The Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps, a division of the Puerto Rico Fire Department, received a $453,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry Jardin Botanico Sur under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA #10.698). The funding will be used to provide fire prevention, control, suppression, and prescribed burning services on non-federal lands in Puerto Rico from July...
The Woodburn Rural Fire Protection District was awarded a $196,844 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (CFDA 97.044) by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on July 15, 2024. This Project Grant funding will support the district's procurement of critical firefighting equipment, personal protective gear, training programs, and facility modifications. The grant aims to enhance the safety of public and firefighting personnel with respect to fire and fire-related hazards, a core objective...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Fall River Valley Fire Protection District on September 20, 2022 under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant funding will be used to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents in California. Specifically, the Fall River Valley Fire Protection District will use the funds to improve fire...
The Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps received a $497,504 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698) to support cooperative fire assistance activities in Puerto Rico from July 7, 2022 through June 30, 2025. Specifically, the grant funding will assist the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps in controlling rural fires, preventing and suppressing wildfires on non-federal...
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The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Community Facilities awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Willows Rural Fire Protection District on August 16, 2022 under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant funding will support construction or improvement projects for community facilities providing essential services to rural residents in California, as authorized under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program. Specifically, the Willows...
The Siletz Rural Fire Protection District, doing business as Rural Fire Department Station 52, received a $309,192 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (CFDA 97.083) to hire additional firefighters and improve its staffing and deployment capabilities. The 4-year SAFER grant project period runs from November 23, 2023 to November 22, 2027. This funding will enable the local fire department to enhance its emergency response...
The Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $277,800 project grant to the Fortuna Fire Protection District, also known as the Fortuna Volunteer Fire Department, to support community facility improvements under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program. Funding will support the District as it constructs, enlarges, extends, or otherwise improves essential community facilities in Fortuna, California from July 2021 through July 2023. The Community Facilities Loans...