The Maryland Department of Natural Resources received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service on August 13, 2021 to undertake wildfire risk reduction efforts through June 30, 2024.
The grant was awarded under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), which aims to assist states in controlling and preventing rural and non-federal forest fires. With this funding, the Maryland DNR will work to reduce hazardous fuels and assess wildfire risks in Maryland communities through June 2024. Activities may include prescribed burns, prevention education and outreach, and other measures to develop and transfer wildfire risk reduction strategies on non-federal lands. The award will support the program's goals of improving forest health and protecting life and property from wildfire risks on non-federal rural and forested areas.
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