Project Grant 23DG11052012186

The County of Sierra in California was awarded a $203,550 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). The grant funding will support the development and updating of the County's Community Wildfire Protection Plan, as well as the implementation of wildfire mitigation projects outlined in the updated plan. Key activities to be funded include conducting wildfire risk...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $596,222 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to the Nevada County Resource Conservation District. This grant, with a performance period from November 2023 to June 2026, will fund the development and updating of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Nevada County, California, a community considered at-risk to wildfire damage and loss....

The Butte County Fire Safe Council was awarded a $2,745,672 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant, awarded on December 30, 2024, supports the development and implementation of comprehensive wildfire protection strategies for at-risk communities in California. The key products and services to be delivered through this funding include the...

This $540,210 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) will fund the development and updating of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for the Kern Fire Safe Council, doing business as the MT Pinos Communities Fire Safe Council, in California. The grant will support wildfire risk assessments, hazardous fuels reduction, creation of defensible spaces, and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service awarded a $248,498 Cooperative Agreement under the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program to the Butte County Fire Safe Council on August 9, 2024. This funding supports the "WILDLAND UBRAN INTERFACE FIRE HAZARD REDUCTION" project, which has a planned completion date of December 1, 2026. The Butte County Fire Safe Council, a non-profit organization focused on wildfire mitigation and community...

The Sierra Resource Conservation District received a $6,437,685 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). The funding, awarded on December 15, 2023, supports the development of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) for 9 at-risk communities in California's Sierra Nevada region and the implementation of wildfire mitigation projects outlined in those...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $9,805,642 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to the Clear Lake Environmental Research Center, a non-profit organization, on November 20, 2023. The grant funds the development of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and implementation of wildfire mitigation projects for Lake County, California. Specific activities include conducting...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $286,864 Project Grant to the Western Shasta Resource Conservation District on November 20, 2023 under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant will fund the update of the Shasta County Community Wildfire Protection Plan as well as the maintenance of a 51-acre shaded fuel break through December 31, 2025. The Conservation District, a U.S. local government entity, has...

The Northern California Resource Center received a $241,752 Project Grant award dated August 20, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The project will develop and integrate geospatial information system (GIS) layers, fire history data, red flag weather information, high-level risk assessments, and local pre-suppression planning information...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region (USDA-FS R5) awarded a $347,392.23 Project Grant to Lake County Resource Conservation District under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) on August 15, 2025, with completion scheduled for December 31, 2029. The award supports the "Fire in Hand, Healing Lands" project, which implements fuels reduction and fire-resilient ecosystem restoration across...