This $400,000 Project Grant award was provided by the USDA Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The award to Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division supports planning and implementation of wildfire mitigation measures on non-federal lands in Colorado. Funded activities include developing new community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs), updating existing CWPPs over 10 years old, conducting...
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...
This $27,921,456 Project Grant was awarded by 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 supports the development and revision of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) and the implementation of risk mitigation projects described in these plans, with a focus on creating fire-adapted communities in high-risk areas.
Under this award, Colorado State University's...
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management was awarded a $271,211 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support community wildfire protection planning and plan updates under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA #10.720). The grant, awarded August 25, 2022 for a performance period through September 30, 2025, will fund the development and updating of community wildfire protection plans for...
This federal Project Grant award for $444,445.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The award was made to Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division to develop and implement community wildfire protection plans to mitigate wildfire risks in at-risk communities in Colorado. The funding will support a range of activities including conducting...
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, known as FOA, has received a $271,211 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). This grant will fund the development of new community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) and the update of existing CWPPs over 10 years old across Arizona. The grant will also support the implementation of wildfire mitigation...
This $250,000.00 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant supports the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District in developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for its service area in California. The CWPP will assess local wildfire risks and mitigation strategies to create a fire-adapted community. The award has a...
This $250,000 Project Grant award under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants (CFDA 10.720) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, will support the County of Park in Montana to revise their Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). The revised CWPP will help the county improve its wildfire risk mitigation and community protection planning. The award period runs from August 28, 2024 to September 30, 2026. As the prime...
The Project Grant award for $671,590 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants (CFDA 10.720) program. The award was made to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (FOA) on September 16, 2024, with a performance period ending September 30, 2027. The funding supports FOA's efforts to develop and revise Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) for at-risk...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $2,630,474 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants (CFDA 10.720) program to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. The award, which began on September 9, 2024 and is scheduled for completion by June 30, 2029, will support the development and revision of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) as well as the implementation of projects described in these plans. The goal...