Cooperative Agreement L26AC00006
- 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...
- This Project Grant award of $160,000.00 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 support Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division in developing and implementing a community wildfire protection plan (CWPP) for at-risk communities in Colorado. Key activities include conducting wildfire risk assessments, reducing hazardous fuels,...
- This $400,000 Project Grant award was provided by the USDA Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The award to Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division supports planning and implementation of wildfire mitigation measures on non-federal lands in Colorado. Funded activities include developing new community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs), updating existing CWPPs over 10 years old, conducting wildfire...
- 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...
- This 2025 COMMUNITY WILDFIRE DEFENSE GRANT BASE FUNDING award, 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), will support Colorado State University in developing and implementing comprehensive wildfire protection strategies for at-risk communities. The $444,445.00 grant, awarded on January 16, 2025, will enable Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division to assist...
- This federal Project Grant award of $479,485 was made on September 9, 2024 by the USDA Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The funding will support Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division in delivering a range of wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in Colorado. Key services to be provided include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) provides $474,015.00 to Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division to assist in the control of rural fires, fire prevention, control, suppression, and prescribed use of fires on non-federal forest lands and other non-federal lands in Colorado. The award period runs from July 24, 2023...
- This $3,909,225 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) is funding projects to promote ecosystem resilience and fire-adapted communities. The primary awardee, The Nature Conservancy, will execute a variety of conservation and restoration activities, including hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, and capacity building for fire...
- 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,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management received a $1,280,920 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to support implementation of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy. The award, effective September 12, 2025 through September 30, 2027, funds four primary deliverables: coordination of statewide fire...
AWARD PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO CONTINUE WILDFIRE ADAPTED PARTNERSHIP?S (WAP) FIRE EDUCATION AND FUELS REDUCTION PROGRAMS IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO, WHICH SUPPORT WILDFIRE MITIGATION AND COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS BY INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS, IMPLEMENTING FUELS REDUCTION ON PRIVATE LANDS, AND PROTECTING LIVES, PROPERTY, AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE FROM WILDFIRE. POLICY AND PLANNING SUPPORT: THESE FIRE EDUCATION AND FUELS REDUCTION PROGRAMS SUPPORT POLICY AND PLANNING BY IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN REGIONAL WILDFIRE MITIGATION AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION PLANS, INCREASING WILDFIRE AWARENESS, PRIORITIZING FUELS REDUCTION ON PRIVATE LANDS, AND REDUCING RISK TO LIVES AND PROPERTY IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO. EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOME: EXPECTED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE (ANNUAL APPROXIMATIONS DEPENDENT ON FUNDING) 150 ACRES TREATED, 80 PUBLIC WILDFIRE EDUCATION MEETINGS/EVENTS, 2 COMPLETED CWPP/CA PLANNING DOCUMENTS, 75 HOME WILDFIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS, AND ASSISTANCE TO A MINIMUM OF 75 COMMUNITIES. THESE DELIVERABLES WILL RESULT IN A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC, INCREASED SOCIAL LICENSE FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUELS REDUCTION ACTIVITIES, AND IMPROVED FOREST FUNCTIONALITY AND REDUCED WILDFIRE RISK IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF WAP?S PROGRAMS ARE RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE FIVE SOUTHWEST COLORADO COUNTIES OF ARCHULETA, DOLORES, LA PLATA, MONTEZUMA, AND SAN JUAN. THESE RESIDENTS WILL GAIN CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FIRE-ADAPTED ECOSYSTEMS, WILDFIRE RESPONSE AND EVACUATION, AND SITE-SPECIFIC HOME WILDFIRE RISKS, ALONG WITH ACTIONS THEY CAN TAKE TO REDUCE THOSE RISKS. SECONDARY BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE LOCAL FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES, WHICH BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY AND HOA DECISION-MAKERS AND INCREASED PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR FUELS REDUCTION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING HAND, MECHANICAL, AND PRESCRIBED FIRE TREATMENTS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $40.0k | 1/14/26 |