The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $124,320 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food & Forestry (Odaff) on August 17, 2024. The grant funding supports a range of wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in Oklahoma over a 5-year period ending on August 16, 2029. Key activities include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, fire prevention education, incident management support, and capacity building for fire departments and forestry agencies. The grant award enables Odaff, the state's lead agriculture agency, to enhance forest resilience, promote fire-adapted communities, and protect lives and property from wildfire risks across Oklahoma.
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