The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $6,317,630 Project Grant to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food & Forestry (Odaff) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant will support Odaff in developing and updating Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) for at-risk communities in Oklahoma, as well as implementing wildfire mitigation projects described in the CWPPs. The funding period runs from September 2024 to September 2029 and will enable Odaff to conduct comprehensive wildfire risk assessments, reduce hazardous fuels, establish defensible spaces, and improve community wildfire response capabilities across the state. This grant aligns with the program's goal of creating fire-adapted communities and reducing the impacts of wildfires in high-risk regions.
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