Project Grant 24DG11083150407

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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720), awarded a $444,444 project grant to the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands on July 10, 2025. The purpose of this grant is to assist at-risk communities in the wildland-urban interface to develop and implement comprehensive wildfire protection strategies. Key products and services to be...

This $250,000 Project Grant was awarded on January 13, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The funding will support the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District in developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan for communities in California that are at high risk of wildfire. This plan will assess wildfire hazards, reduce hazardous fuels, establish defensible...

The Council of Western State Foresters received a $222,222 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region to support community wildfire protection and planning efforts in western states. Funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA #10.720), this award will support the development and updating of community wildfire protection plans for at-risk communities over a five-year period from...

This $540,210 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) will fund the development and updating of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for the Kern Fire Safe Council, doing business as the MT Pinos Communities Fire Safe Council, in California. The grant will support wildfire risk assessments, hazardous fuels reduction, creation of defensible spaces, and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $596,222 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to the Nevada County Resource Conservation District. This grant, with a performance period from November 2023 to June 2026, will fund the development and updating of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Nevada County, California, a community considered at-risk to wildfire damage and loss....

The Butte County Fire Safe Council was awarded a $2,745,672 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The award, effective from December 30, 2024 to July 30, 2029, supports the development and implementation of comprehensive wildfire protection strategies for communities in California considered at-risk from wildfire damage and loss. Key products and services...

The County of Sierra in California was awarded a $203,550 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant funding will support the development and updating of the County's Community Wildfire Protection Plan, as well as the implementation of wildfire mitigation projects outlined in the updated plan. Key activities to be funded include conducting wildfire risk...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $212,043 Community Wildfire Defense Grant to the Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's Community Wildfire Defense Grant program (CFDA 10.720). The funding will support NDF in updating and modernizing the Storey County Community Wildfire Protection Plan over the period of August 2024 to July 2029. This project aims to help the community mitigate wildfire risks through comprehensive planning,...

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...