Cooperative Agreement L19AC00181

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228) provides $247,500.00 to Custer Co Courthouse in Miles City, Montana to reduce hazardous fuels in rural forested subdivision areas in Custer County. The objective is to lessen the threat and damage of potential wildfires in the area by mitigating these hazardous fuel areas, which will...

The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District (TMFPD), in cooperation with the Carson City Fire Department (CCFD), received a $779,497.87 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228). The funding will support a multi-pronged effort to address the threat of wildfires in the communities of New Washoe City, East Washoe Valley, and Northeast Carson City, Nevada. The key products and services to be...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228), supports a comprehensive wildfire mitigation project in Montana. The $188,997.52 award, granted to Missoula County on September 18, 2024, will fund fuel reduction activities, such as thinning and prescribed burning, on public and private lands within the Clark Fork and Blackfoot watersheds. This work aims...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). The funding will support the implementation of oak restoration and fuels management activities at the CTSI's 504-acre Camp Creek Hills property located near Springfield, Oregon. The proposed work aims to increase the abundance and...

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety, through its SD Wildland Fire Division, has received a $267,880 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This 5-year grant award, effective from July 28, 2023 to July 27, 2028, will fund wildfire prevention, mitigation, and control efforts across South Dakota. Specific services to be provided include controlling and preventing rural and non-federal forest...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $112,925 Project Grant to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety's Wildland Fire Division under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The 5-year grant, awarded on July 28, 2023, will fund activities to control and prevent rural fires, mitigate wildfire risks, and build capacity for fire management across South Dakota. Key services to be delivered include hazardous fuels...

This $270,020 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) will provide funding to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety's SD Wildland Fire Division. The grant will support the agency's comprehensive wildland fire management services across South Dakota, including controlling and preventing rural and non-federal forest fires, fire prevention and suppression, developing...

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...

This federal Project Grant award of $4,935,258 was provided by 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 will be used by the Community Services Consortium, a U.S. local government entity and council of governments located in Albany, Oregon, to enhance landscape resiliency, public safety, and community fire adaptation in the Santiam Canyon region. Specific activities to be...

This $212,430 Project Grant was awarded on September 10, 2024 by the USDA Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will support the South Dakota Department of Public Safety's SD Wildland Fire Division in providing comprehensive wildland fire management services across South Dakota. Key activities include controlling and preventing rural and non-federal forest fires, fire prevention and suppression, developing prescribed...