Cooperative Agreement L23AC00157

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program, will fund hazardous fuels reduction and maintenance projects from 2023-2027 in the community of Alatna, Alaska. The Alatna Tribal Council, the beneficiary of this $410,813.50 award, will use the funds to hire local workers to accomplish fuels reduction and maintenance projects. These efforts aim to make the community more...

This $772,947.99 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program will fund hazardous fuels reduction and maintenance projects from 2023-2027 in Allakaket, Alaska. The Allakaket Tribal Council, a federally recognized tribal government, will use the funds to hire local and qualified workers to conduct fuels reduction and maintenance activities. These projects aim to make the Allakaket community more...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a $827,415.60 Cooperative Agreement under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) to the Village of Kaltag, a federally recognized Alaskan tribal government, to fund hazardous fuels reduction maintenance projects from 2024-2028 in the community of Kaltag. The goal of the project is to make the community more resilient to the threat of wildland fire by creating and maintaining fire breaks and defensible space around...

This $365,000 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674), supports the Salamatof Forestry and Fire LLC crew in enhancing and expanding the Kenai Peninsula Strategic Fuel Break project. The key activities include mechanical mastication to reduce hazardous fuels, hand thinning treatments in areas inaccessible to heavy equipment, and the...

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program. The grant will fund the NON-FED HAZARD FUELS REDUCTION PROJECT from July 2021 through June 2026. The project aims to reduce hazardous fuels volumes on Alaska's forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands to decrease wildfire risks and mitigate long-term damage to natural...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management awarded a Cooperative Agreement grant totaling $445,142 to the Huslia Tribal Council under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program. The purpose of this 5-year grant, running from August 2024 to August 2029, is to fund hazardous fuels reduction and maintenance projects in the Alaskan community of Huslia. The Huslia Tribal Council will use the grant funds to hire local and qualified workers to create and maintain fire breaks...

This federal Project Grant award of $289,000 was issued on September 9, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The grant was awarded to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to support hazardous fuel reduction activities across non-federal lands in Alaska. Funded activities are expected to include implementing fuel treatments, conducting prescribed burns, performing landscape...

This $217,038 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant supports the Village of Aniak, a federally recognized tribal government in Alaska, in developing a new Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). The key products and services to be delivered include conducting a wildfire risk assessment, reducing hazardous fuels...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $318,290 Project Grant to Shaan-Seet Inc., an Alaskan Native Corporation, to fund the Klawock Indigenous Stewards Forest Partnership Community Firewood Distribution Program from September 2023 through May 2026. This grant is part of the USDA's Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725), which provides funding to...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the National Wildland Fire Management and Natural Resource Training and Workforce Development program (CFDA 15.969) provides $392,110.15 to the Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) to recruit, train, and equip a 12-person all-female fire crew in Alaska. The purpose is to provide the crew with hands-on experience and training in fire management and fuels reduction work to protect Alaska's national parklands from...