The County of Nevada, California was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funds - 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 10.730) program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The grant will fund the Ponderosa West Grass Valley Defense Zone Extension Project, a forestry and wildfire mitigation initiative in California, with a completion date of August 1, 2025. The project aims to enhance forestry, natural resource conservation, and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Region 5 - Pacific Southwest Region, awarded a $1,739,941.12 Cooperative Agreement to the County of Nevada, California, on December 20, 2024. The award is funded through the Inflation Reduction Act - National Forest System (CFDA 10.729) federal grant program, which focuses on comprehensive environmental management and ecosystem restoration projects within National Forest System lands. The key products and services to be delivered under...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $596,222 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to the Nevada County Resource Conservation District. This grant, with a performance period from November 2023 to June 2026, will fund the development and updating of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Nevada County, California, a community considered at-risk to wildfire damage and loss....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $311,107.92 Cooperative Agreement to the County of Nevada, California under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 10.691) federal grant program. The award supports the "Wildfire Resilient Communities and Landscapes Collaboration" project, which aims to enhance wildfire mitigation and forest restoration efforts across federal, state, and local jurisdictions. The project will leverage the County of Nevada's expertise in...
This $3,000,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 25, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Region 5 - Pacific Southwest Region under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 10.730). The grant supports Butte County Public Works, a U.S. local government entity, in executing a 3-year project focused on wildfire risk reduction and fuels reduction activities in California. The project aims to address critical community needs in...
This federal Project Grant award of $584,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 10.730) program. The grant was awarded to the Tehama County Resource Conservation District, a local government entity in California, to support fuels reduction and forest management activities in Tehama County. The project aims to mitigate wildfire risk and improve forest health through activities such as...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $444,444 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to the Nevada Division of Forestry, a state government entity. The purpose of this grant is to administer and monitor projects that help provide direct support to recipients and project managers in reporting accomplishments and collecting spatial data, which will ultimately need to be submitted to the U.S....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $25,566,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Nevada Division of Forestry. The purpose of this multi-year grant, spanning June 2025 to May 2030, is to support the development and implementation of hazardous fuels reduction projects within Region Four that will help reduce wildfire risk to communities and priority landscapes. Specifically, the Nevada Division of Forestry will work...
This federal Project Grant award of $3,255,073.00 from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station supports the Nevada Division Of Forestry in implementing community wildfire protection plans and priority projects to reduce catastrophic wildfire risks. The funding was awarded on July 21, 2023 under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). Through this grant, the Nevada Division Of...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Service Rocky Mountain Research Station awarded a $440,000 Project Grant to the Nevada Division of Forestry under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants (CFDA 10.720) program. This 5-year grant, with a performance period from August 24, 2023 to July 31, 2028, supports the Nevada Division of Forestry's efforts to develop community wildfire protection plans for at-risk communities and update existing...