The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,173,823 Community Wildfire Defense Grant to South Willamette Solutions, a non-profit organization in Oakridge, Oregon, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant funding will support the "OAKRIDGE WESTFIR FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITY PROJECT" from September 2024 to December 2028. The project aims to develop and implement comprehensive community wildfire...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $579,672 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to Wallowa Resources, a non-profit organization and community development corporation in Oregon. The grant supports the development and implementation of the Baker Firewise Community Resiliency Project, which aims to help at-risk communities mitigate wildfire risks through comprehensive planning, risk...
This federal Project Grant award of $246,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is provided under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant supports the County of Baker, located in Oregon, in updating their Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) over a 5-year period from September 2023 to September 2028. The key products and services to be delivered include conducting a wildfire risk assessment, reducing...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $4,935,486 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CFDA 10.720) to the Community Services Consortium (CSC), a U.S. local government entity and council of governments based in Albany, Oregon. The grant funding will be used to enhance landscape resiliency, public safety, and community fire adaptation in the Santiam Canyon region. Key activities to be delivered through this 5-year project grant include...
The County Of Wasco in Oregon was awarded a $5,945,661 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The grant, under the CFDA program 10.720, will fund the development and implementation of community wildfire protection plans for high-risk communities in the county from September 2024 through September 2029. Key activities include comprehensive wildfire risk assessments, hazardous fuel reduction, and landscape...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District in California. The funding will support the development of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for at-risk communities. The CWPP will include conducting wildfire risk assessments, reducing hazardous fuels, establishing defensible spaces,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region awarded a $681,041 Project Grant to the Oregon Department of Forestry under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant supports the development of a community wildfire protection plan and the implementation of a defensible space project in Grant County, Oregon. The project aims to reduce the risk of wildfire damage and loss of life for communities at...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $4,966,618 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to Midstate Electric Cooperative, Inc. to support the Lake County Fuels Reduction Through Mastication Under Power Lines project. This 5-year project, which commenced on December 18, 2024 and is scheduled for completion by June 5, 2029, focuses on developing and updating Community Wildfire Protection Plans,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $444,444 Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CFDA 10.720) to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on September 4, 2024. The grant, part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will support the development and implementation of a community wildfire protection plan (CWPP) for at-risk communities in Alaska. Over the 5-year performance period ending August 30, 2029, DNR will conduct wildfire risk assessments, reduce...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,372,153 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) supports the Union County Firewise Community Resiliency Project. The project aims to develop and implement a community wildfire protection plan for at-risk communities in Union County, Oregon to mitigate wildfire risks through comprehensive planning, risk assessments, hazardous fuel reduction, and...