Project Grant 16DG11031600026

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $585,000 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD). The grant, awarded on September 13, 2024, will support activities to enhance wildfire prevention, control, and management across non-federal forest and rural lands in New Mexico through September 2027. Key products and services to be delivered...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $308,740 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD). The grant, awarded on August 9, 2024, will support EMNRD's efforts to enhance wildfire prevention, control, and management across non-federal forest and rural lands in New Mexico. Key activities to be funded include hazardous fuels reduction,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) through the Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscapes program (CFDA 10.724). The funding supports the "ENCHANTED CIRCLE PRESCRIBED FIRE IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPPORT" project, which aims to reduce wildfire risks, restore fire-adapted ecosystems, and improve environmental resilience across the Enchanted Circle region of New...

This $1,450,000 Project Grant award by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service supports the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The award will fund hazardous fuel reduction treatments on 78.8 acres of private and municipal property within the Village of Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Key activities include reducing overstory tree density, removing hazardous and diseased trees, and mitigating surface and ladder fuels to create defensible space around...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $716,340 Cooperative Agreement under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Prescribed Fire/Fire Recovery program (CFDA 10.716) to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD). The 3-year award, running from September 2024 to January 2027, will fund the Joint Chiefs Bear Creek to Signal Peak Collaborative Restoration Project. This project involves vegetation management activities such as tree...

The Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department of New Mexico received a $2.6 million project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the Cimarron Range Fire Protection Project. Funded under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending federal grant program (CFDA #10.723), the July 27, 2022 award will support fire management and suppression services through December 31, 2025. Specifically, the department will conduct tree thinning,...

This $28,062,713 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grant program (CFDA 10.720) is funding the development and implementation of community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) in New Mexico. The primary objectives are to help at-risk communities mitigate wildfire risks through planning, risk assessments, hazardous fuel reduction, and landscape restoration efforts. The grant supports...

The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management was awarded a $1.465 million Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to conduct hazardous fuel treatments on non-federal lands in Arizona as part of the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) from August 12, 2022 to August 11, 2027. This federal grant program aims to reduce the risk and impacts of large wildfires by lessening hazardous fuel volumes in forests, woodlands,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 10.691) program. The "Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Post Fire Recovery Project" will fund a 5-year effort to perform restoration and protection services on federal lands in New Mexico affected by the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon wildfires. Key activities will include forest...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $962,604 Cooperative Agreement under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Restoration/Revegetation program (CFDA 10.717) to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department for the Magdalena Mountains Restoration Project. The project aims to implement forest restoration and hazardous fuels reduction treatments on up to 2,000 acres of National Forest System land in New Mexico. Key activities include hand...