Project Grant 12DG11051100041

The California Tahoe Conservancy and USDA Forest Service will implement a coordinated hazardous fuels reduction strategy in community forests on the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin through a $4.3 million cooperative agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region. Under the six-year award beginning August 2022 through the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act program (CFDA 15.235), the awardees will reduce hazardous fuels on 650-850 acres of small, forested...

The Jamestown Road Fuels Management Project is a $2,493,792.79 Cooperative Agreement awarded on September 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228). The project will be carried out by the Tuolumne County Resource Conservation District in California over a 5-year period ending on August 31, 2029. The federal grant funding will support a comprehensive approach to vegetation...

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...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Humboldt County Resource Conservation District received a $649,700 Project Grant awarded on September 17, 2025, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 5 – Pacific Southwest Region. The grant supports forest management and conservation activities on non-federal forestland in California through September 30, 2027. The primary deliverables include implementation...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $1,789,608 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) to Colorado State University on June 4, 2021 with a completion date of May 31, 2026. The grant funded hazardous fuel reduction activities on approximately 200 acres of forested land in Colorado through mechanical treatments and prescribed burns. Work was conducted by two sub-awardees and included...

The Tahoe Resource Conservation District will receive $10,017,490 through December 2028 under a Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region's Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act program to deliver a coordinated Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Adapted Communities project. The Tahoe RCD will partner with local fire protection districts to provide up to 25,000 defensible space inspections and 15,000 residential chipping services on private properties, corresponding to fuel...

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 Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $627,485.63 Project Grant to the California Department of Transportation on May 19, 2023 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The grant funding will support the project "IN BUTTE COUNTY - FORBESTOWN RD ASPHALT GRINDING AND ASPHALT OVERLAY" being carried out by Butte County Public Works through a subaward. Under the subaward, Butte County Public Works will provide road construction...

Federal Project Grant Summary The Nevada Division of Forestry received a $2,987,622 project grant award on December 15, 2025, from 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 supports wildfire mitigation and defensible space improvement initiatives for the Glenbrook community, primary evacuation routes, and East Shore Tahoe tourist assets through implementation of...

The Feather River Resource Conservation District (Feather River RCD) received a $12,589,077 Project Grant award on January 9, 2024 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). This grant funds the PLUMAS EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION project, which aims to develop and update Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) for at-risk communities in California through September 2028....