Cooperative Agreement L16AC00404

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...

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. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,654,054.05 Cooperative Agreement to the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc. (IAFC) on July 31, 2024. The grant is funded through the USDA's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), which supports wildfire prevention, control, and management across non-federal forest and rural lands. Under this Cooperative Agreement, the IAFC will provide comprehensive support to the Wildland...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service awarded a $248,498 Cooperative Agreement under the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program to the Butte County Fire Safe Council on August 9, 2024. This funding supports the "WILDLAND UBRAN INTERFACE FIRE HAZARD REDUCTION" project, which has a planned completion date of December 1, 2026. The Butte County Fire Safe Council, a non-profit organization focused on wildfire mitigation and community...

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...

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 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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $500,078 Cooperative Agreement to the Idaho Fish & Wildlife Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization, under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). The funding will support fire and fuels reduction activities across key landscapes in Idaho to help communities mitigate risks from catastrophic wildfires. As an experienced Partners for Fish and Wildlife...

The Cascadia Conservation District was awarded a $900,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). This funding will support the implementation of fuels treatment projects on private lands adjacent to power line corridors in the East Cascades region of Chelan County, Washington. The goal is to reduce the risk of wildfire damage to critical...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,372,153 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. The grant, with an award date of September 16, 2024 and ultimate completion date of September 30, 2028, supports the "UNION COUNTY FIREWISE COMMUNITY RESILIENCY PROJECT" to develop and implement a community...