Project Grant 23DG11083121401

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 Wildfire Conservancy, Inc. was awarded a $3.1 million project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG Program, CFDA 97.044) on September 15, 2022. The grant will fund wildfire prevention and safety efforts through September 21, 2024 in Temecula, California. The goal of the AFG Program is to enhance public and firefighter safety from fire and fire-related hazards. This particular award will support The Wildfire Conservancy's...

The federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants (CFDA 10.720) program provides $250,000.00 to Instituto De Avance Integral Latino, a non-profit community development organization, to develop a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for the Montebello community in California. The award, made on January 13, 2025, supports activities to mitigate wildfire risks, including...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $3,085,090 Project Grant to the Del Norte Fire Safe Council under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant, awarded on May 3, 2024, supports the development and implementation of a community wildfire protection plan (CWPP) for underserved communities in California. Key activities include conducting risk assessments, reducing hazardous fuels, establishing defensible...

This $160,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant supports Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division in developing and implementing a community wildfire protection plan for at-risk communities in Colorado. Key activities include conducting wildfire risk assessments, reducing hazardous fuels, establishing defensible...

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 Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region awarded a $224,717.00 Project Grant to Rocky Point Fire & EMS, a non-profit organization, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant provides funding to develop a community wildfire protection plan for communities at risk of damage and loss from wildfires, and to update existing plans over 10 years old. The project, to be completed by August...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA #10.720) to the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps, a division of the Puerto Rico Fire Department, for the "WEST AND EAST COMMUNITY WILDLAND FIRE DEFENSE PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023." The grant will support the development of new community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) and the update of existing...

The Council of Western State Foresters received a $222,222 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region to support community wildfire protection and planning efforts in western states. Funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA #10.720), this award will support the development and updating of community wildfire protection plans for at-risk communities over a five-year period from...

This $175,000 Project Grant award was provided by 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 will support Missoula County, Montana in developing and implementing a comprehensive community wildfire protection plan. Key activities include conducting wildfire risk assessments, reducing hazardous fuels, establishing defensible spaces, and improving the county's wildfire response...