Project Grant 22DG11010000031

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to Instituto De Avance Integral Latino, a non-profit community development corporation located in Los Angeles, California. The grant funding will be used to develop a community wildfire protection plan for the Montebello community. The plan will focus on assessing wildfire risks, reducing hazardous fuels,...

This $205,251 Project Grant was awarded by the USDA Forest Service on September 21, 2023 under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant recipient is the Briceland Volunteer Fire Department, a non-profit organization located in California. The key products and services to be delivered through this funding include developing a new community wildfire protection plan (CWPP), conducting wildfire risk assessments, reducing...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $212,043 Community Wildfire Defense Grant to the Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's Community Wildfire Defense Grant program (CFDA 10.720). The funding will support NDF in updating and modernizing the Storey County Community Wildfire Protection Plan over the period of August 2024 to July 2029. This project aims to help the community mitigate wildfire risks through comprehensive planning,...

The County of Sierra in California was awarded a $203,550 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). The grant funding will support the development and updating of the County's Community Wildfire Protection Plan, as well as the implementation of wildfire mitigation projects outlined in the updated plan. Key activities to be funded include conducting wildfire risk...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $451,778 Project Grant to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program. The grant will support the development and updating of community wildfire protection plans for at-risk communities in Washington through December 2025. Specifically, the funding will assist the Washington State Department of Natural Resources in developing new community...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $498,606 Project Grant to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization in Puerto Rico, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant supports PDC's "Landscape Scale Wildfire Prevention Planning for Southern Puerto Rico Project" from September 2024 through August 2027. The project will develop and implement community wildfire...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA #10.720) to the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps, a division of the Puerto Rico Fire Department, for the "WEST AND EAST COMMUNITY WILDLAND FIRE DEFENSE PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023." The grant will support the development of new community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) and the update of existing...

The Butte County Fire Safe Council was awarded a $2,745,672 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant, awarded on December 30, 2024, supports the development and implementation of a community wildfire protection plan, risk assessments, hazardous fuel reduction, and landscape restoration efforts to help create fire-adapted communities, improve wildfire...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $10,000,000 Community Wildfire Defense Grant to Flathead Electric Cooperative Inc. under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). This 5-year grant, running from September 2024 to August 2029, will support the development and implementation of community wildfire protection plans, risk assessments, and fire mitigation strategies in at-risk communities. The grant aims to help...

The Council of Western State Foresters received a $222,222 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region to support community wildfire protection and planning efforts in western states. Funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA #10.720), this award will support the development and updating of community wildfire protection plans for at-risk communities over a five-year period from...