The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Kansas State University a $305,556 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant will fund the development and updating of community wildfire protection plans for at-risk communities in Kansas from September 2022 through July 2027. Under this award, Kansas State University will work with communities across Kansas considered at high risk of damage from wildfires...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) provides $340,200.00 to Kansas State University to develop three Community Wildfire Protection Plans for Butler, Chase, and Leavenworth Counties in Kansas. The award, which has an end date of July 14, 2029, supports planning efforts to identify priority projects that will reduce wildfire risk in these communities....
This $444,444.00 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The award was made to Kansas State University to assist at-risk communities in Kansas with planning and implementing wildfire mitigation measures. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Developing new community wildfire protection plans (CWPP) or updating existing CWPPs...
The federal Project Grant award for $282,070.00 was issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The award was made to Kansas State University (KSU) on July 12, 2024, with a performance period ending on June 9, 2029. Through this grant, KSU will provide specialized research, education, and extension services focused on wildfire prevention, control, and management across...
This $580,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) will support Kansas State University's efforts to implement the 2024 Kansas State Forest Action Plan. The award, effective from August 23, 2024 through March 31, 2029, will fund a range of forestry management and conservation activities across non-federal lands in Kansas. This includes developing genetically improved tree seeds...
The U.S. Forest Service awarded a $151,400 Project Grant to Kansas State University through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant supports projects that assist with the control of rural fires, prevention and suppression of fires on non-federal forest lands, and the development and transfer of new fire management technologies. Key activities funded include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, fire prevention...
This $444,445 Project Grant award was provided 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 grant supports the development and implementation of comprehensive wildfire protection strategies for at-risk communities in Colorado. Specifically, the funding will be used by Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division to conduct wildfire risk assessments, reduce hazardous...
This $400,000 Project Grant award was provided by the USDA Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The award to Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division supports planning and implementation of wildfire mitigation measures on non-federal lands in Colorado. Funded activities include developing new community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs), updating existing CWPPs over 10 years old, conducting wildfire...
This Project Grant award of $160,000.00 was provided 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 Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division in developing and implementing a community wildfire protection plan (CWPP) for at-risk communities in Colorado. Key activities include conducting wildfire risk assessments, reducing hazardous fuels,...
This U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Project Grant award, under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731), will provide $5,000,884 to Kansas State University to deliver important conservation practices to Kansas landowners. The project aims to establish 120 acres of riparian forest buffers, 80 acres of windbreaks, 150 acres of conservation tree plantings, 800 acres of invasive plant and forest stand improvement treatments, and 720 acres of...