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The Air Force Civil Engineer Center awarded a $1,111,448 Cooperative Agreement to Colorado State University (CSU) under the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations program (CFDA 12.005). This grant, with a performance period from March 2025 to June 2026, will provide the U.S. Air Force Wildland Fire Branch with fire management technical expertise and support. Through its Sponsored Programs division, CSU will leverage its extensive experience in natural...

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 $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 three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation supports research into wildland fire observation, management, and evacuation systems. With $144,967 in funding, the award will develop intelligent collaborative flying and ground systems to aid in monitoring, responding to, and evacuating areas threatened by wildfires. The awardee is the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, operating through its National Center for Atmospheric Research facility in Boulder, Colorado....

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. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Alaska District awarded a $220,007.59 Cooperative Agreement to the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District (Salcha-Delta SWCD), a U.S. state government entity, to support wildfire mitigation activities on U.S. Army Garrison Alaska (USAG-AK) lands. This award is funded through the Department of Defense's Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations program (CFDA 12.005). Salcha-Delta SWCD, an experienced...

This $177,443.59 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) will engage a Women's Fire Crew (WFC) to help reduce and mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires on federal and adjacent non-federal lands. The WFC will receive comprehensive training to become NWCG qualified wildland firefighters, allowing them to apply for wildland fire positions across multiple...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $624,000 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection, operating as the Northeast Forest Fire Compact. The award, effective June 26, 2024 through June 25, 2029, supports a range of critical wildland fire management and prevention activities across the Northeastern United States and adjacent Canadian provinces. Key services delivered...

The Wildfire Conservancy, Inc. was awarded a $3.1 million project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG Program, CFDA 97.044) on September 15, 2022. The grant will fund wildfire prevention and safety efforts through September 21, 2024 in Temecula, California. The goal of the AFG Program is to enhance public and firefighter safety from fire and fire-related hazards. This particular award will support The Wildfire Conservancy's...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of the Interior's Wildfire Management - Preparedness program (CFDA 15.088), provides $176,622.00 to the Elko County Fire Protection District in Nevada. The funding supports the acquisition of specialized slip-on tanker units, which enable the rapid conversion of existing vehicles into operational fire engines. This equipment is intended to enhance the local fire protection agency's wildfire response capabilities, particularly in...