Project Grant 20246801643058
- This $150,000 federal Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Renewable Resources Extension Act (CFDA 10.515) aims to increase prescribed fire capacity and foster a sustainable fire culture in Texas. Key activities include: Funding a dedicated Prescribed Burning Associations (PBA) facilitator to provide leadership and coordination. Developing in-person resources, field days, and workshops to complement existing online training. Creating an...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $330,270 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) to the Texas A&M Forest Service to conduct wildfire hazard mitigation activities on non-federal land in Texas from August 2022 through June 2025. As the primary awardee, Texas A&M Forest Service will work to reduce hazardous fuels such as brush and dead trees across forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands to lessen...
- This $2,496,689 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will establish the FIRE-NET network to develop a new framework for "fast fire risk" across the western United States. The goal is to better understand and predict the growing threat of fast-moving wildfires that have become more frequent and destructive in recent years. The project will leverage expertise across multiple disciplines to create advanced data modeling and...
- This $367,608 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports infrastructure investment and volunteer fire assistance activities in Texas. The grant recipient, the Texas A&M Forest Service, will use the funds over a 5-year period from August 2024 to August 2029 to enhance wildfire prevention, control, and management capabilities across non-federal forest and rural lands...
- This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $340,000 was issued by the USDA Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The award supports the Texas A&M Forest Service, a state government entity and 1862 land grant college, in delivering cross-boundary wildfire hazard mitigation activities on non-federal lands in Texas. The funded activities will include implementing fuel treatments, conducting prescribed burns, performing...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $444,444.44 Community Wildfire Defense Grant to the Texas A&M Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant, with a period of performance from September 3, 2024 to September 2, 2029, will support the development and implementation of community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) for at-risk communities in Texas. The funding will enable Texas A&M...
- The federal Project Grant award of $361,604 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), provides financial assistance, technical training, equipment, and technology to the Texas A&M Forest Service to ensure delivery of an efficient, uniform, and coordinated wildland fire protection program. This 5-year award, running from September 5, 2025 to September 4, 2030, supports...
- This 2025 COMMUNITY WILDFIRE DEFENSE GRANT BASE FUNDING award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720), will support Colorado State University in developing and implementing comprehensive wildfire protection strategies for at-risk communities. The $444,445.00 grant, awarded on January 16, 2025, will enable Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division to assist...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $325,000 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The grant funds hazardous fuel reduction and mitigation activities on non-federal lands near National Forest lands to reduce the risk and impact of large, destructive wildfires. Funded activities include implementing fuel treatments, conducting prescribed burns, performing landscape...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $181,696 to the University of Wyoming (UW) to conduct a survey experiment examining public perceptions and support for wildfire risk reduction policies. The project, titled "RAPID: EXAMINING RECENCY OF 2024 WILDFIRE SEASON EXPOSURES AS AN ANTIDOTE TO THE INTANGIBILITY OF PUBLIC POLICY DILEMMA," aims to investigate how recent wildfire...
STARTING ON FEBRUARY 24, 2024, THE PANHANDLE WILDFIRE QUICKLY SPREAD WITHIN DAYS, MAKING IT THE LARGEST WILDFIRE IN TEXAS HISTORY. THE SCALE OF THE DESTRUCTION HAS BEEN ENORMOUS, WITH MANY PEOPLE FACING THE LOSS OF THEIR HOMES AND OTHER STRUCTURES, LIVESTOCK, AND FORAGE, AND WHILE THE FIRE IS NOW CONTAINED, THE DAMAGES ARE EXPECTED TO GROW AS ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS ARE CONDUCTED.THE IMMEDIATE CONCERN POST-DISASTER IS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES, FOR WHICH A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF DAMAGE IS IMPERATIVE. DESPITE THE KNOWN URGENCY, A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE PANHANDLE WILDFIRE DAMAGES IS STILL FAR FROM COMPLETE, ANDTHE FULL SCOPE OF THE CURRENT PANHANDLE WILDFIRE STRUCTURE DAMAGE AND FORAGE LOSS STILL IS NOT KNOWN. THERE IS AN URGENT AND CRITICAL NEED FOR DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND AN EFFECTIVE DECISION SUPPORT TOOL THAT CAN ENABLE RAPID AND COMPREHENSIVE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT IN RESPONSE TO LARGE WILDFIRES AND SIMILAR FUTURE DISASTERS IN TEXAS.TO ADDRESS THOSE CHALLENGES, THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES AND AN EFFECTIVE DECISION SUPPORT TOOL AND PROTOCOL FOR RAPID DISASTER RESPONSE IN TEXAS. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A HYPER-RESOLUTION STRUCTURE DAMAGE CLASSIFICATION MAP AND FINE-RESOLUTION FORAGE LOSS AND RECOVERY DATASETS BASED ON REMOTE SENSING OBSERVATIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A DECISION SUPPORT TOOL FOR TEXAS A & MDISASTER ASSESSMENT AND RECOVERY (DAR) UNIT TO SUPPORT RAPID ASSESSMENT AND RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR THE PANHANDLE WILDFIRE AND SIMILAR FUTURE DISASTERS IN TEXAS. THIS PROJECT WILL LEAD TOA SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RAPID RESPONSE TO DISASTERS SUCH AS THE PANHANDLE WILDFIRE ACROSS TEXAS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 5/9/25 | ||
| Not listed | $299.4k | 7/9/24 |