This federal Project Grant award of $6,210,778.00, 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), supports the development and implementation of a Community Wildfire Resilience Project in Missoula County, Montana. The funding will enable Missoula County, the primary awardee, to create a comprehensive community wildfire protection plan, conduct risk assessments, reduce...
This $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) supports the County of Park, Montana in developing and revising a Comprehensive Wildfire Protection Plan for Park County. The grant will fund activities to assess wildfire risks, reduce hazardous fuels, establish defensible spaces, and improve community wildfire response capabilities, with a focus on...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,104,125.00 from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R1-Northern Region was made on Jun 22, 2023 under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The purpose of the grant is to develop community wildfire protection plans for communities at-risk from wildfire damage and to update existing plans over 10 years old. The prime awardee, Montana Dept Of Natural Resources & Conservation, will...
This $444,445 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 supports the development and implementation of comprehensive wildfire protection strategies for at-risk communities in Colorado. Specifically, the funding will be used by Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division to conduct wildfire risk assessments, reduce hazardous...
This Project Grant award for $1,986,450.00 was provided by the USDA Forest Service R1-Northern Region under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The funding will support the North Gallatin Front Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Project, which aims to develop community wildfire protection plans and update existing plans that are over 10 years old for communities at risk of wildfire damage and loss of life. The prime awardee is...
This $400,000 Project Grant award was provided by the USDA Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The award to Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division supports planning and implementation of wildfire mitigation measures on non-federal lands in Colorado. Funded activities include developing new community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs), updating existing CWPPs over 10 years old, conducting wildfire...
This Project Grant award of $160,000.00 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 funding will support Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division in developing and implementing a community wildfire protection plan (CWPP) for at-risk communities in Colorado. Key activities include conducting wildfire risk assessments, reducing hazardous fuels,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228), supports a comprehensive wildfire mitigation project in Montana. The $188,997.52 award, granted to Missoula County on September 18, 2024, will fund fuel reduction activities, such as thinning and prescribed burning, on public and private lands within the Clark Fork and Blackfoot watersheds. This work aims...
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) was awarded a $120,501 Project Grant on August 15, 2024 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grant program (CFDA 10.720). The grant funding will support the development and implementation of a comprehensive Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) update and modernization project for the state of Montana. Key activities to...
This Project Grant award of $27,921,456.00 was provided by the Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The funding supports developing and implementing community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) and wildfire mitigation projects across multiple counties in Colorado. Key activities include conducting wildfire risk assessments, reducing hazardous fuels, establishing defensible spaces, and...