The Napa Communities Firewise Foundation received a $1,500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 10.730). The grant, awarded on September 16, 2024, supports the Hogback Ridge Fire Break Project in California, which aims to implement hazardous fuel reduction, forest management planning, and acquire specialized equipment for forestry and emergency services. This project...
This $150,000 Project Grant awarded on September 9, 2024 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) will support the South Carolina Forestry Commission in implementing cross-boundary wildfire hazard mitigation activities on non-federal lands across the state. The grant funds will be used to conduct activities such as implementing fuel treatments, performing prescribed burns,...
This $1,450,000 Project Grant award by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service supports the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The award will fund hazardous fuel reduction treatments on 78.8 acres of private and municipal property within the Village of Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Key activities include reducing overstory tree density, removing hazardous and diseased trees, and mitigating surface and ladder fuels to create defensible space around...
This is a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Prescribed Fire/Fire Recovery program (CFDA 10.716). The $716,340 award to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) will support the Joint Chiefs Bear Creek to Signal Peak Collaborative Restoration Project in the Gila National Forest. The project will involve cutting, piling, and lopping/scattering trees and shrubs...
This $215,000 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) will support cross-boundary wildfire mitigation efforts on non-federal lands in Virginia. The primary awardee, the Virginia Department of Forestry, will implement fuel reduction treatments, conduct prescribed burns, and develop action plans to improve forest health and community wildfire protection across the state....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $1,789,608 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) to Colorado State University on June 4, 2021 with a completion date of May 31, 2026. The grant funded hazardous fuel reduction activities on approximately 200 acres of forested land in Colorado through mechanical treatments and prescribed burns. Work was conducted by two sub-awardees and included...
This federal Project Grant award of $190,000.00 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 will fund the Energy & Environment Cabinet, a state government agency representing the Commonwealth of Kentucky, to implement cross-boundary wildfire hazard mitigation activities on non-federal lands. The project aims to reduce hazardous fuel volumes in forests,...
This $566,734 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) will fund the Georgia Forestry Commission's efforts to mitigate wildfire risks on non-federal lands in the state. The award, effective from August 13, 2024 to August 12, 2029, will support activities such as implementing fuel treatments, conducting prescribed burns, performing landscape assessments, and developing action...
The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) was awarded a $1,126,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The grant, awarded on Sep 28, 2023, supports a range of services focused on mitigating hazardous fuels, such as implementing fuel treatments, conducting prescribed burns, performing landscape assessments, and developing action plans to improve forest health and community...
The federal Project Grant award of $300,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) supports the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) to conduct hazardous fuel reduction projects adjacent to national forests and grasslands in South Dakota. The funding will be used to implement fuel treatments, perform prescribed burns, and develop action plans to improve forest...