The Tehama County Resource Conservation District was awarded a $102,038 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to update the East and West Tehama Wildfire Plan. This community wildfire protection plan will support the development of a comprehensive strategy to mitigate wildfire risk and enhance resilience for at-risk communities in Tehama County, California. The award was made on December...
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...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $513,533 Project Grant to the County of Kern Fire Department Division in California under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant supports the Kern County Fire Department Prescribed Fire Training Project, which aims to mitigate wildfire risks and promote community safety through comprehensive planning, risk assessments, and landscape restoration efforts. The...
This federal Project Grant award of $412,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) in promoting stewardship of nonindustrial private forest lands in California. The grant, awarded on January 16, 2025, will fund a range of activities over the 4-year performance period ending January 9, 2029, including reforestation, hazardous fuel reduction,...
The County of Nevada received a $1,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 10.730) program. The grant funding will support critical evacuation route and hazardous vegetation removal projects in California. The award date is August 29, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2026. The Community Project Funds program enables Congress to direct funding to specific...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) provides $1,775,414 to the Fall River Resource Conservation District in McArthur, California. The funding supports linking small private landowners in Northern California to carbon markets and implementing climate adaptation and wildfire resilience practices on their lands. The 3-year project, running from January...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Program (CFDA 10.664) to the 40 Acre Conservation League, a non-profit organization, on August 8, 2024. The grant funding will support a 4-year project focused on improving forest resiliency in the Sierra Nevada region of California through activities such as developing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, producing and distributing tree seedlings for...
This $320,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) was provided to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) to develop seed production stands for nursery revegetation. The award supports the advancement of forest resources management and conservation, development of genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings, and production and distribution of tree seeds and seedlings. The...
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...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), will provide $2,320,646.00 to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) to increase efficiencies in wildland fire response across California. The grant, awarded on Aug 29, 2024, will support activities such as hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, fire...