The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded a $510,000 Project Grant on June 22, 2023 to the Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR) through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). This funding will support DNR's Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands in developing community wildfire protection plans for Utah communities considered at-risk from wildfire damage and...
The Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands received a $582,000 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). This 5-year grant, awarded on May 10, 2023 and completing by March 31, 2028, supports the development of community wildfire protection plans, hazardous fuel reduction projects, genetically superior tree seedling production, rural fire...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) to the Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands. The grant aims to reduce the risk and long-term damage from large, destructive wildfires by performing hazardous fuel reduction projects on forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands in...
This $440,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) will support the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands in developing new and updating existing community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) over a 5-year period ending June 30, 2028. Additionally, the funding will enable the Division to conduct...
The Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands was awarded a $242,138 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grant program (CFDA 10.720). The grant funding will support the development and implementation of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan for Salt Lake City, Utah. Key activities include conducting community wildfire risk assessments, developing...
The Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands (awardee) received a $440,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station (funding agency) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA #10.720). The grant will support the development and updating of community wildfire protection plans for at-risk communities in Utah through...
This $7,440,000 Project Grant, awarded on June 4, 2025 by the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, supports project activities that address the consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters in 2022-2024 across non-federal lands in Utah. The funding will be used by the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands to incorporate planning and prioritization for hazardous fuel mitigation treatments, with a focus on areas...
The Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands (Division of Forestry) has been awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). This 5-year grant, effective from Jul 27, 2023 to Jun 30, 2028, will fund the Division's efforts to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related...
This $381,300 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands in executing a range of critical forestry and wildfire management services across the state. The grant funds will enable the Division to provide comprehensive forest management, wildfire prevention, and...
This $450,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697), supports the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands in implementing hazardous fuel reduction treatments and other forest management activities to mitigate wildfire risks across non-federal lands in Utah. The grant will fund a range of forestry and fire management...