Cooperative Agreement L16AC00387

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 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 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...

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. 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...

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 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 $250,000 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to Instituto De Avance Integral Latino, a non-profit community development corporation. The grant supports the development and implementation of the Montebello Community Wildfire Protection Plan in California. The funding will be used to conduct wildfire risk assessments, develop comprehensive community...

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 Cooperative Agreement award in the amount of $294,389.32, funded 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), supports the Marin County Fire Department in planning and implementing hazardous fuels reduction and vegetation management activities on National Park Service lands in the San Francisco Bay Area. The purpose of this project is to mitigate the...