The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was awarded a $3.5 million Project Grant from 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 Minnesota DNR's bundled cohesive fire strategy, state fire assistance, and volunteer fire capacity projects through September 2027. As outlined in the program description, the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance...
This $576,818 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) will support infrastructure development and forestry management initiatives in the state of Minnesota. The funding will enable the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to carry out activities focused on wildfire prevention, control, and management across non-federal forests and rural lands. Key project...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,510,212.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant is funding a bundled cooperative fire management initiative with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to support wildfire prevention, control, and management across non-federal forest and rural lands in Minnesota. Key activities include hazardous...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $450,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will support the "WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION: ENHANCING THE NORTHEAST WILDFIRE RISK ASSESSMENT - INCORPORATING SMALL-SCALES FIRES" project from June 2022 through December 2023. The project aims to enhance wildfire risk assessment in the...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received a $149,280 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support federal excess property and equipment for Minnesota volunteer fire assistance through October 31, 2027. Under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.698), the DNR will assist Minnesota's volunteer fire departments in controlling and preventing rural fires on non-federal forest and...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $404,000 Project Grant to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will fund the Great Lakes Forest Fire Coordination Projects from September 22, 2021 through December 31, 2024. The projects aim to assist in controlling rural and non-federal forest fires in Minnesota through December 2024. This includes prevention,...
This $198,980 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant supports the development of the Fire Environment Mapping System by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The project aims to enhance wildfire prevention, control, and management capabilities across non-federal forest and rural lands in Minnesota. The award has a...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), will support the development and implementation of a Minnesota Prescribed Fire Planning and Reporting Tool. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the prime awardee, will use the funding over the period of Sep 21, 2023 to Jun 30, 2028 to enhance forest resilience, fire prevention education, and the transfer of new fire management...
The US Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will fund wildfire risk reduction activities in the Arrowhead region of Minnesota from July 2021 through September 2025. Specifically, the funding will support efforts to re-engage local communities in preventing, controlling, and suppressing rural fires...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will receive $606,000 through a Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support coordination of the Great Lakes Forest Fire Compact operations, training, and fire prevention efforts from June 2022 through December 2024. The funding will support the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program, which provides assistance to control rural and forest fires, develop new technologies...