Project Grant 23DG11021600023

The City of Mission, SD received a $332,755 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) on September 5, 2023. This funding is intended to support staffing needs for the Mission Volunteer Fire Department to enhance the department's ability to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire and emergency protection for the community. Additionally, the City of Mission received...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $170,000 Project Grant through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC). This grant will support the Volunteer Fire Assistance Program in Montana, which aims to improve the ability of rural volunteer fire departments (populations under 10,000) to prevent, control, and suppress wildfires on state and private lands. The funding...

The $659,140 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service will support the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's provision of volunteer fire assistance under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program. Specifically, the funding will equip California volunteer firefighters through December 2023. The State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program aims to assist control of rural fires and development of new...

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 Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District was awarded a $250,000 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) to develop a comprehensive Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Pulaski County, Missouri. The purpose of the CWPP is to evaluate the wildfire threat to local communities and infrastructure, and identify measures that homeowners, land managers, and...

The Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. was awarded an $879,840 project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The goal of the SAFER grant is to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate fire and hazard protection for communities. With this funding awarded on March 27, 2023, the Wilderness Volunteer Fire...

This $250,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) was provided to the Instituto De Avance Integral Latino, a Community Development Non-Profit Corporation, to develop a Montebello Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The grant will fund the creation and implementation of a comprehensive wildfire protection strategy for the at-risk community of...

The Wildfire Conservancy, Inc. was awarded a $3.1 million project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG Program, CFDA 97.044) on September 15, 2022. The grant will fund wildfire prevention and safety efforts through September 21, 2024 in Temecula, California. The goal of the AFG Program is to enhance public and firefighter safety from fire and fire-related hazards. This particular award will support The Wildfire Conservancy's...

The Quartz Valley Community Wildfire Protection Plan project, funded by a $277,883 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), will develop a locally tailored community wildfire protection plan for a 300-structure area, including 90 structures on the Quartz Valley Indian Reservation. The plan will address wildfire hazards, emphasizing prescribed and cultural fire...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $9,997,998 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CFDA 10.720) to the Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County, a non-profit organization, for the Siskiyou County Home Assessment and Defensible Space and Education Project. The grant funds the development of community wildfire protection plans, home risk assessments, creation of defensible space, and public education...