Project Grant 20246701942738
- This federal Project Grant award of $225,726.00 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) provides funding to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food & Forestry (Odaff) to support wildfire prevention, control, and management efforts across non-federal forest and rural lands in Oklahoma. The grant aims to enhance forest resilience, promote fire-adapted communities, and protect...
- This $624,309 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA 15.232) will support Oklahoma State University in evaluating the long-term effectiveness of prescribed fires in reducing hazardous fuel accumulation and wildfire risks across Oklahoma's grasslands. The key products and services to be delivered include: Determining post-prescribed fire vegetation growth and fuel accumulation rates at five long-term...
- This $6,317,630 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) supports the development and implementation of community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) for at-risk communities and Indian Tribes in Oklahoma. The primary objectives are to help create fire-adapted communities, improve wildfire response capabilities, and reduce potential loss of life and property...
- This $436,689 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants (CFDA 10.720) program supports the development and implementation of a community wildfire protection plan (CWPP) for Oklahoma City, OK. The grant aims to help the state-level Department of Agriculture Food & Forestry Oklahoma (Odaff) mitigate wildfire risks through comprehensive planning, risk assessments, hazardous fuel...
- The Oklahoma Cross Boundary Wildfire Hazard Mitigation on Non-Federal Land project received $187,130 from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The project aims to reduce hazardous fuels volumes on forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from August 19, 2022 through June 30, 2025. This aligns with the program's goal of lessening the undesirable...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $100,000 to the University of Oklahoma to advance the foundational knowledge needed to support a unified wildfire warning system capable of delivering short-term, location-specific alerts. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: 1) Improve understanding of fire-atmosphere coupling to enhance short-term, highly localized fire prediction; 2) Examine how...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded a $187,129 Project Grant to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food & Forestry under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The grant will fund the COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION project from August 12, 2021 to June 30, 2024. The project aims to reduce hazardous fuels on forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands in Oklahoma City, OK to decrease the risk...
- This federal 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), provides $124,320.00 to the Department of Agriculture Food & Forestry Oklahoma (Odaff) to support wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in Oklahoma. The grant, awarded on August 17, 2024, with a completion date of August 16, 2029, will...
- This Project Grant award of $1,711,042.92 was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 26, 2025 through the Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) Program (CFDA 97.046). The grant funding is intended to support the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, the prime grantee, in repairing or replacing disaster-damaged facilities and providing emergency protective measures related to wildfire management and disaster recovery efforts in the state. The grant includes...
- This $307,226 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) will support cross-boundary wildfire mitigation efforts on non-federal lands in Oklahoma. The award, granted to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food & Forestry (Odaff), will fund activities such as implementing fuel treatments, conducting prescribed burns, performing landscape assessments, and developing...
WILDFIRES CAN CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND ARE MADE WORSE BY HOT, DRY CONDITIONS AND HIGH WINDS, CONDITIONS OFTEN FOUND IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. FROM FEBRUARY 26TH TO 28TH, 2024, FIRES IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA DESTROYED AT LEAST 18 HOMES, 1,180 CATTLE, 75,000 BALES OF HAY, AND 431 MILES OF FENCE. OSU EXTENSION HAS SEEN SOME IMMEDIATE RESOURCE GAPS, KNOWLEDGE GAPS, AND TRAINING NEEDED TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR STAFF, RANCHERS, AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY THIS DISASTER. THESE ACTIONS WILL HELP US RESPOND NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. WE ARE ASSURING OUR OSU EXTENSION EDUCATORS HAVE THE TRAINING, TOOLS, AND SUPPORT THEY NEED FOR THIS RECOVERY. WE ARE CREATING NEW FACTSHEETS AND VIDEOS FOR RANCHERS AFFECTED BY THE FIRES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO SPEAK SPANISH OR ARE NEW TO RANCHING. WE WILL MAKE OSU EXTENSION AND OKLAHOMA COMMUNITIES MORE PREPARED FOR FUTURE WILDFIRE DISASTERS. THE END GOAL IS TO HELP FARMERS AND RANCHERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND LOCAL ECONOMIES BOUNCE BACK STRONGER AFTER WILDFIRES BY IMPROVING HOW WE COMMUNICATE DURING A RECOVERY, WORKING BETTER WITH OUR PARTNERS, REDUCING STRESS FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THE WILDFIRES, AND MAKING SURE ALL AFFECTED GROUPS FEEL SUPPORTED WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 4/24/25 | ||
| Not listed | $131.6k | 6/13/24 |