The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,000,000 Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 10.730) grant to the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), a local government utility in Eugene, Oregon. The purpose of this 4-year project grant, awarded on August 6, 2024, is to support the "MCKENZIE VALLEY FUELS REDUCTION" initiative, which aims to improve forest health and reduce wildfire risks in the region. The project will focus on...
The federal Project Grant award of $925,000.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The award was made to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), a state government agency, on September 11, 2024 with a completion date of January 31, 2028. The grant funding supports ODF's comprehensive approach to forest management, emphasizing ecological restoration, fire risk...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 6 - Pacific Northwest Region, has awarded a $1,173,823 Project Grant to South Willamette Solutions, a non-profit organization in Oakridge, Oregon, for the "OAKRIDGE WESTFIR FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITY PROJECT" under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). This grant, awarded on September 17, 2024, will support the development and implementation of a comprehensive community...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,020,000 project grant to the Long Tom Watershed Council through the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 10.723). The grant will support the Willamette Valley Prescribed Fire Capacity project from August 2022 through March 2026. Under this award, the Long Tom Watershed Council will work to increase the use of prescribed fire as a land management tool in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Prescribed fire is...
The Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council was awarded a $665,423.64 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region to carry out the Summer Lake Wildfire Risk Reduction Project. The two-year project running from December 2021 through December 2023 aims to reduce wildfire risks in Oregon through forest management activities. The grant is funded through the USDA Forest Service's Schools and Roads Grants to States program (CFDA 10.665), which shares...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $7,809,240 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) on September 11, 2024. The grant will fund a range of forestry management and conservation activities across Oregon, including developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for reforestation, undertaking landscape restoration initiatives, mitigating...
The Oregon Department of Forestry received a $1,018,922 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to implement the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program in Oregon. The grant aims to reduce hazardous fuels and the risk of wildfires through January 2026 by focusing on forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands across the state. As the main sub-awardee, the Oregon Department of Forestry will utilize the funding to reduce the volume of...
This $466,500 Project Grant award 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 recipient is the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), a state government agency responsible for managing and protecting Oregon's forest resources. The funding will support ODF's comprehensive forest management and wildfire mitigation efforts, including hazardous fuels reduction,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,372,153 Project Grant to Wallowa Resources, a non-profit organization and community development corporation, through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant, awarded on September 16, 2024, supports the development and implementation of a community wildfire protection plan (CWPP) for the Union County Firewise Community Resiliency Project in Oregon. The project...
The County Of Wasco in Oregon was awarded a $5,945,661 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The grant, under the CFDA program 10.720, will fund the development and implementation of community wildfire protection plans for high-risk communities in the county from September 2024 through September 2029. Key activities include comprehensive wildfire risk assessments, hazardous fuel reduction, and landscape...