Cooperative Agreement L24AC00602

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...

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 the Interior's Bureau of Land Management, through the Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA 15.232), awarded a $490,274 Cooperative Agreement to Colorado State University. The goal of this multi-year project is to assess the tools, methodologies, and governance practices that can be used to mitigate the impacts of large wildfires in the western United States, such as watershed impairment and habitat recovery for critical species. The research will involve a literature review,...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $155,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (CFDA 15.228). The purpose of the award is to implement fuels reduction treatments on private lands and conduct a wildfire prevention and education campaign in communities identified as priority areas in the 2020 Lane County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). Key activities to be...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $700,000 to Coalitions & Collaboratives Inc. through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance grant program (CFDA 10.698) on May 16, 2023 for a Cooperative Agreement ending December 31, 2027. Under this award, Coalitions & Collaboratives Inc. will provide products and services related to developing and transferring best practices for community wildfire mitigation and assistance to communities. Specifically, the...

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 $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 supports the Lomakatsi Restoration Project (LRP) and its partners in implementing strategic forest health and wildfire fuels reduction treatments on at least 500 acres of private land adjacent to communities. The goal is to minimize wildfire pathways in the wildland-urban interface and protect service trust resources, while also creating 15 full-time equivalent positions,...

The Prosper Ridge Community Wildfire Resilience Project was awarded a $2,175,132 Project Grant 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 grant, awarded on Nov 20, 2023, supports the development and implementation of wildfire mitigation activities outlined in the community's recently updated Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). Key project activities include conducting...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Red Lodge Fire Department under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228). This 5-year agreement, running from August 2023 to August 2028, will fund the Red Lodge Fire Department's fuel mitigation crew to conduct forest thinning, create defensible space around homes and properties, and dispose of slash piles in Carbon County, Montana. The funding will be...

This $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program will enable Owyhee County, Idaho to implement a variety of wildfire mitigation and adaptation activities in a high-risk watershed area. The project objectives include reducing hazardous fuels through adaptive fuels reduction, enhancing citizen awareness and action through public outreach, and implementing these efforts through seasonal staffing. Key deliverables will...