Project Grant 25DG11094200227
- The Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact received a $601,000 project grant award from the USDA Forest Service Eastern Region through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The funding will support fire training and capacity building activities for state and volunteer fire personnel through September 2027. Specifically, the grant will equip and train non-federal forest and rural land fire personnel to increase national mobility and ensure they...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) awarded a $1,025,074 project grant to the Missouri Department of Conservation. The grant funding will support the Missouri Department of Conservation's efforts to 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 include hazardous fuels...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Illinois Department of Natural Resources a $1,275,680 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant, awarded on September 10, 2024, will fund activities to enhance wildfire prevention, control, and management across non-federal forest and rural lands in Illinois through September 2029. Key project activities include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $984,386 Project Grant to the Mid-Atlantic Forest Fire Protection Compact under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This multi-year grant, running from Sep 2025 to Sep 2029, will provide financial, technical, and related assistance to state foresters and other agencies and individuals across the Mid-Atlantic region to address critical wildfire preparedness needs and hazard...
- The federal Project Grant award of $763,020.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 9 - Eastern Region under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant was awarded on August 14, 2024 to the Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact, a non-profit organization located in Martinsville, Indiana. The grant funding supports a multi-year effort to equip and train fire personnel for national mobility, and to meet national and regional...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $168,620 Project Grant to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will fund fire prevention, control, and prescribed burning services on non-federal forest and rural lands in Illinois from March 2023 through September 2027. Specifically, the funding will support activities such as assisting in the control of rural fires,...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded the Illinois Department of Natural Resources $611,416 under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.698) on September 17, 2022. The funding supports staff salaries and program management costs through September 1, 2027 to oversee Illinois' fire protection duties with respect to nonfederal forest and rural lands. Specifically, the grant will assist the State in controlling...
- The Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact will receive $606,208 under a Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Eastern Region. The grant funding supports the State Fire Assistance and Volunteer Fire Assistance to Equip and Train Fire Personnel for National Mobility and to Meet the National and Eastern Region program objectives. Specifically, the Compact will use the award to assist in controlling rural fires, preventing and suppressing...
- The Department of Natural Resources Illinois received a $617,502 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to assist with the control of rural fires, prevention and suppression of fires on non-federal forest lands, and development and transfer of new fire management technologies. Key activities funded include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, fire prevention...
- This $135,792 Project Grant was awarded on September 10, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will support the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) in delivering a range of wildfire prevention, control, and management activities across non-federal forest and rural lands in the state. Key project activities include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, through its State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), awarded a $644,386 Project Grant to the Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact. This grant, awarded on August 28, 2025, will be used to help member states (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri) improve wildland fire preparedness and mobilization by providing financial, technical, and related assistance. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include supporting and training wildland firefighters, coordinating wildland fire activities, enhancing firefighter safety, improving fire planning and training, increasing initial attack capability, and strengthening mobilization readiness. The grant will also fund hazard mitigation activities focused on creating fire-adapted communities, reducing hazardous fuels, developing community wildfire protection plans, providing prevention and mitigation education, and achieving Firewise programming and community hazard mitigation. This multi-year grant will be in effect until September 30, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $322.2k | 8/28/25 |