Cooperative Agreement L16AC00039

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 5 - Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $6,222,500 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to the Resort Improvement District No 1, a U.S. local government entity, on November 27, 2023. The grant funds the Shelter Cove Wildfire Resiliency and Community Defense Project, which involves developing and updating community wildfire protection plans for at-risk...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $9,805,642 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to the Clear Lake Environmental Research Center, a non-profit organization, on November 20, 2023. The grant funds the development of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and implementation of wildfire mitigation projects for Lake County, California. Specific activities include conducting...

The North Tahoe Fire Protection District will receive $2.7 million under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region on December 23, 2022. The funding supports hazardous fuels reduction on 300-700 acres of high priority wildland urban interface defense zones in North Tahoe and Meeks Bay Fire Protection Districts as identified in the Lake Tahoe Basin Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Treatments will improve forest health and reduce catastrophic wildfire...

The City of South Lake Tahoe will receive $911,120 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region to conduct hazardous fuel reduction activities. Under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act program, the City will reduce fuels across approximately 149.82 acres of city-owned properties. This will decrease wildfire severity, improve defensible space, and enhance forest ecosystem health near critical infrastructure like the airport, schools, 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...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $294,389.32, was issued by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service Pacific West Region under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.948). The award provides funding to the County of Marin, California to plan and implement hazardous fuels reduction and prescribed fire activities on National Park Service lands in the San Francisco Bay Area. The purpose is to mitigate the threat of...

The Sierra Resource Conservation District received a $6,437,685 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The funding, awarded on December 15, 2023, supports the development of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) for 9 at-risk communities in California's Sierra Nevada region and the implementation of wildfire mitigation projects outlined in those...

The Carson City Fire Department will collect approximately 1,000 tons of biomass over six years from defense zones in Carson City, Nevada through a $397,290 cooperative agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act grant program. Funds will support delivery of collection bins for use by homeowners to create defensible space by reducing hazardous fuels. This will lower wildfire risks and foster ecosystem resilience by decreasing ignition...

This federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), provides $599,998.00 to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) to maintain three shaded fuel breaks along the American River in Placer County. The grant aims to reduce hazardous fuels and mitigate wildfire risks in the Wildland Urban Interface. The project will be...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District in California. The grant supports the development of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) to help the community mitigate wildfire risks. Key activities funded include conducting wildfire risk assessments, developing plans for hazardous fuel...