The Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact received a $601,000 project grant award from the USDA Forest Service Eastern Region through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The funding will support fire training and capacity building activities for state and volunteer fire personnel through September 2027. Specifically, the grant will equip and train non-federal forest and rural land fire personnel to increase national mobility and ensure they...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $491,000 Project Grant to Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact on July 8, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The grant was awarded under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to equip and train fire personnel for national mobility. Specifically, the funding will support efforts to assist in controlling rural fires, preventing and suppressing wildfires on non-federal forest and...
The federal Project Grant award of $763,020.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 9 - Eastern Region under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant was awarded on August 14, 2024 to the Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact, a non-profit organization located in Martinsville, Indiana. The grant funding supports a multi-year effort to equip and train fire personnel for national mobility, and to meet national and regional...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $624,000 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection, operating as the Northeast Forest Fire Compact. The award, effective June 26, 2024 through June 25, 2029, supports a range of critical wildland fire management and prevention activities across the Northeastern United States and adjacent Canadian provinces. Key services delivered...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $568,374 Project Grant to the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection, doing business as the Northeast Forest Fire Compact, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant, with a period of performance from August 1, 2023 to June 30, 2028, supports the Compact's efforts to coordinate wildland fire prevention, control, and management across the Northeastern United States and...
The Northeastern Forest Fire Protection, doing business as the Northeast Forest Fire Compact, was awarded a $443,760 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support state fire capability under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.698). The grant will fund the Compact's operations and assistance to member states Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire from September 2022 through September 2027....
The Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact was awarded a $282,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.698). The grant will support the Compact's efforts to provide rural fire prevention, control, and prescribed burn services on non-federal forest and other rural lands from August 16, 2021 through September 30, 2024 in New Hampshire. As outlined in the program...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) awarded a $424,000 Project Grant to the Mid-Atlantic Forest Fire Protection Compact, also known as the Mid-Atlantic Compact, on March 4, 2024. The Compact is an interstate government entity that coordinates wildfire prevention, suppression, and prescribed fire services across several Mid-Atlantic states. Through this grant, the Mid-Atlantic Compact will...
The Mid-Atlantic Forest Fire Protection Compact received a $445,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service on March 3, 2023 to support fire capacity and prevention efforts through September 30, 2026. Funded through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), the award will assist the Compact in controlling rural fires, preventing and suppressing wildfires on non-federal forest and other rural lands in the Mid-Atlantic...
The Mid-Atlantic Forest Fire Protection Compact will receive $357,000 through September 2025 under a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The grant funds administration of the compact, member training, and community outreach including a Smokey Bear wildfire prevention program for New Jersey. The award supports the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), which helps control rural and wildland fires on non-federal forest and...