The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The award will fund the establishment of a fuel break in the Launiupoko area of West Maui, Hawaii to mitigate wildfire risks. The project aims to enhance forest resilience and promote fire-adapted communities in the region. DLNR, the state...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,550,700 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). The grant, with an award date of September 25, 2023 and an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2025, will fund cross-boundary wildfire mitigation activities on non-federal lands in Hawaii. DLNR, a state government agency, will utilize these federal...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The award will fund activities to reduce fire fuels in Kula, Maui from September 5, 2024 through the ultimate completion date of June 30, 2026. As a key steward of Hawaii's natural resources, DLNR will leverage this federal grant funding to...
This $1,367,220 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports wildfire risk reduction efforts in the State of Hawaii. The award was made on August 23, 2024 to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2025. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include hazardous fuels reduction,...
This federal Project Grant award, issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), provides $940,000.00 to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to develop a fire break on the Kula Forest Reserve on the island of Maui. The award, dated August 23, 2024, supports activities such as hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, and...
This $790,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) will fund the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to reduce hazardous fuels and provide safe access for fire and emergency response throughout the Puu Ka Pele Forest Reserve on Kauai Island. The grant will support comprehensive activities to mitigate wildfire risks, including implementing fuel...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $376,445.00 Project Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) on January 3, 2025. The grant is funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grant program (CFDA 10.720), which aims to help at-risk communities develop and implement comprehensive community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs). Under this award, the DLNR will update Hawaii's existing CWPPs to...
This federal Project Grant award for $296,642 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The award was made to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) on September 19, 2024, with a performance period through December 31, 2025. The grant supports a range of wildland fire training activities in Hawaii, including hazardous fuels reduction,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $316,957 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) to the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization (dba Hawaii Wildfire), a 501(c)(3) non-profit, to conduct fuels management activities on non-federal lands in the Waianae Kai area of Hawaii. This grant supports the Forest Service's Wildfire Crisis Strategy to treat up to an additional 20 million acres of National Forest...
The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) received an $800,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to support wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across Hawaii. This 15-month grant, effective from September 2023 through December 2024, will fund a range of services including hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, fire prevention...