Project Grant 23DG11094200459

This federal Project Grant award of $298,625 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) to support the ST LOUIS COUNTY MINNESOTA HI LO FUELS REDUCTION PROJECT. The grant funding, which has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026, will enable Saint Louis County Administration Building, a U.S. local government entity, to execute a range of wildfire mitigation services. This includes implementing hazardous fuel treatments, conducting prescribed burns, performing landscape assessments, and developing action plans to improve forest health and community wildfire protection across non-federal lands within the county. The Hazardous Fuels Program supports the USDA's Wildfire Crisis Strategy to treat up to an additional 50 million acres of National Forest System and other federal, state, tribal, and private lands to reduce the risk and long-term damage from large, destructive wildfires.