The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The funding will support the development of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan for at-risk communities in California. The plan will focus on mitigating wildfire risks through comprehensive planning, risk assessments, hazardous fuel reduction,...
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...
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 Mendocino County Fire Safe Council, Inc. was awarded a $1,288,379 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, spanning from January 2025 to July 2029, will support critical wildfire mitigation activities in California, including conducting risk assessments, reducing hazardous fuels, and establishing defensible spaces. As a non-profit organization...
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 $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 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's Forest Service awarded a $2,745,672 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to the Butte County Fire Safe Council, a non-profit organization in Paradise, California. The grant, with a performance period from December 2024 to July 2029, will support the development and implementation of community wildfire protection plans, hazardous fuel reduction, and other comprehensive efforts to...
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 U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $444,445 Project Grant to Colorado State University (CSU) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant, awarded on January 16, 2025, supports CSU's efforts to develop and implement community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) for at-risk communities in Colorado. The project aims to help these communities mitigate wildfire risks through comprehensive planning, risk...