Project Grant 18DG11420004086

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Illinois Department of Natural Resources a $1,275,680 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant, awarded on September 10, 2024, will fund activities to enhance wildfire prevention, control, and management across non-federal forest and rural lands in Illinois through September 2029. Key project activities include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), will support the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) in implementing various wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in Illinois. The $132,790 award, which was granted on August 7, 2024, will fund IDNR's efforts to enhance...

This $637,180 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) will support the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) in delivering a range of wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in the state. The award, effective from September 13, 2024 to September 5, 2029, will enable IDNR to implement...

The Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to develop a comprehensive Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Pulaski County, Missouri. The purpose of the CWPP is to evaluate the wildfire threat to local communities and infrastructure, and identify measures that homeowners, land managers, and...

The Department of Natural Resources Illinois received a $617,502 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to assist with the control of rural fires, prevention and suppression of fires on non-federal forest lands, and development and transfer of new fire management technologies. Key activities funded include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, fire prevention...

This $135,792 Project Grant was awarded on September 10, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will support the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) in delivering a range of wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in the state. Key project activities include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire...

This $1,271,898.00 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' efforts to enhance rural fire management and forest resilience throughout Illinois. The funding will enable the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to implement a range of fire prevention, control, suppression, and prescribed fire...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $755,940 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to the Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet. The award will fund the development and implementation of a community wildfire protection plan (CWPP) for at-risk communities in Kentucky over a 5-year period from September 2024 to September 2029. Key activities will include conducting wildfire risk...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $168,620 Project Grant to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will fund fire prevention, control, and prescribed burning services on non-federal forest and rural lands in Illinois from March 2023 through September 2027. Specifically, the funding will support activities such as assisting in the control of rural fires,...

The U.S. Forest Service awarded a $175,172 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to Shawnee Resource Conservation, a non-profit organization in southern Illinois. The grant, with an award date of December 18, 2023 and ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026, will fund the expansion of prescribed fire use to reduce wildfire risks across public and private lands in the region. Key services to be delivered include...