Project Grant 23DG11094200174
- The Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact will receive $606,208 under a Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Eastern Region. The grant funding supports the State Fire Assistance and Volunteer Fire Assistance to Equip and Train Fire Personnel for National Mobility and to Meet the National and Eastern Region program objectives. Specifically, the Compact will use the award to assist in controlling rural fires, preventing and suppressing...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, through its State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), awarded a $644,386 Project Grant to the Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact. This grant, awarded on August 28, 2025, will be used to help member states (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri) improve wildland fire preparedness and mobilization by providing financial, technical, and related assistance. The key products and services to be...
- The federal Project Grant award of $763,020.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 9 - Eastern Region under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant was awarded on August 14, 2024 to the Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact, a non-profit organization located in Martinsville, Indiana. The grant funding supports a multi-year effort to equip and train fire personnel for national mobility, and to meet national and regional...
- The Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact was awarded a $282,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.698). The grant will support the Compact's efforts to provide rural fire prevention, control, and prescribed burn services on non-federal forest and other rural lands from August 16, 2021 through September 30, 2024 in New Hampshire. As outlined in the program...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $624,000 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection, operating as the Northeast Forest Fire Compact. The award, effective June 26, 2024 through June 25, 2029, supports a range of critical wildland fire management and prevention activities across the Northeastern United States and adjacent Canadian provinces. Key services delivered...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) provides $1,106,830.00 to the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection organization, also known as the Northeast Forest Fire Compact, to improve wildland fire preparedness and mobilization across the Northeastern U.S. and adjacent Canadian provinces. The funding will support activities such as training for wildland firefighters,...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $984,386 Project Grant to the Mid-Atlantic Forest Fire Protection Compact under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This multi-year grant, running from Sep 2025 to Sep 2029, will provide financial, technical, and related assistance to state foresters and other agencies and individuals across the Mid-Atlantic region to address critical wildfire preparedness needs and hazard...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $568,374 Project Grant to the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection, doing business as the Northeast Forest Fire Compact, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant, with a period of performance from August 1, 2023 to June 30, 2028, supports the Compact's efforts to coordinate wildland fire prevention, control, and management across the Northeastern United States and...
- The Mid-Atlantic Forest Fire Protection Compact received a $445,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service on March 3, 2023 to support fire capacity and prevention efforts through September 30, 2026. Funded through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), the award will assist the Compact in controlling rural fires, preventing and suppressing wildfires on non-federal forest and other rural lands in the Mid-Atlantic...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) awarded a $424,000 Project Grant to the Mid-Atlantic Forest Fire Protection Compact, also known as the Mid-Atlantic Compact, on March 4, 2024. The Compact is an interstate government entity that coordinates wildfire prevention, suppression, and prescribed fire services across several Mid-Atlantic states. Through this grant, the Mid-Atlantic Compact will...
The Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact received a $601,000 project grant award from the USDA Forest Service Eastern Region through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The funding will support fire training and capacity building activities for state and volunteer fire personnel through September 2027. Specifically, the grant will equip and train non-federal forest and rural land fire personnel to increase national mobility and ensure they meet regional and national standards. This aligns with the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program's goals of aiding in controlling rural fires and developing new fire prevention and suppression technologies on non-federal lands. Big Rivers has previously received over $2 million in project grants from this program to assist with rural fire response, wildfire prevention and suppression, and promoting prescribed burns.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.5k | 6/1/23 |