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 (USDA) Forest Service's R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $2,114,437 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to the Sierra County Fire Safe And Watershed Council, Inc. on December 13, 2023. The grant supports vegetation management, forest restoration, and related services to mitigate wildfire risks in the Sierraville area of Sierra County, California through September 2030. The...
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 Humboldt County Resource Conservation District was awarded a $5,027,427.40 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 award, granted on December 7, 2023, supports the development of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan and implementation of wildfire mitigation projects for the Greater Willow Creek area in California. Key activities include conducting...
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 $10,000,000.00 Project Grant to the County of Tuolumne, doing business as Tuolumne Co 4-H, on January 9, 2024 under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant funds will support the development and updating of the county's Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) to assist at-risk communities in mitigating wildfire risk. Key activities to be delivered include...
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...
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...
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 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 a community wildfire protection plan, risk assessments, hazardous fuel reduction, and landscape restoration efforts to help create fire-adapted communities, improve wildfire...