The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 5 - Pacific Southwest Region, awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant to Butte County Fire, a U.S. local government entity, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant funding supports the acquisition of fire equipment to enhance Butte County Fire's wildfire prevention and response capabilities. This award is part of a broader effort by the Forest Service to fund the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 5 - Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $4,900,000 Project Grant to Butte County Fire under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant funds the Defensible Space Inspection Project, which involves conducting wildfire risk assessments, reducing hazardous fuels, establishing defensible spaces, and implementing other projects described in updated community wildfire protection...
The Butte County Fire Safe Council was awarded a $2,745,672 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant, with a performance period from December 2024 to July 2029, supports the council's efforts to develop and implement community wildfire protection plans, conduct risk assessments, reduce hazardous fuels, establish defensible spaces, and improve community...
The $661,254 federal Cooperative Agreement award under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program was granted to the Butte County Fire Safe Council, a non-profit organization in Paradise, California. The award, dated August 9, 2024, supports the "Berry Creek and Feather Falls Fire Hazard Reduction" project, which aims to mitigate wildfire risks and enhance ecosystem resilience in the Butte Creek...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service awarded a $248,498 Cooperative Agreement under the Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program to the Butte County Fire Safe Council on August 9, 2024. This funding supports the "WILDLAND UBRAN INTERFACE FIRE HAZARD REDUCTION" project, which has a planned completion date of December 1, 2026. The Butte County Fire Safe Council, a non-profit organization focused on wildfire mitigation and community...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,500,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 10.730). The grant supports critical evacuation route maintenance and hazardous vegetation removal efforts in California. The award recipient, County Of Nevada, is a U.S. local government entity that will use the funding to enhance community preparedness, forest health, and wildfire mitigation across...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,601,234.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 10.730) supports wildfire defense planning and analysis activities for the Baker Ranch Shirttail Canyon area in California. The project, awarded on September 25, 2024, is scheduled for completion by July 1, 2027. The primary awardee is the County of Placer, a local government entity in California that regularly...
This federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), provides $599,998.00 to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) to maintain three shaded fuel breaks along the American River in Placer County. The grant aims to reduce hazardous fuels and mitigate wildfire risks in the Wildland Urban Interface. The project will be...
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 Forest Service awarded a $10,000,000.00 Project Grant to the County of Tuolumne, doing business as Tuolumne Co 4-H, on January 9, 2024 under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant funds will support the development and updating of the county's Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) to assist at-risk communities in mitigating wildfire risk. Key activities to be delivered include...