Project Grant 25DG11132543066

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) provides $492,677.00 to support two critical coordination positions. The Senior Director of Fire Technology will manage system development projects identified in the National Fire Plan and National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy. The Fire Director will expedite state resource sharing and maximize the availability of...

This $338,400 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Association For Fire Ecology in increasing public benefits from fire ecology and management. The key activities to be funded over the 2-year period include hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, fire prevention education, incident management support, and capacity building for fire departments and...

This $3,909,225 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) is funding projects to promote ecosystem resilience and fire-adapted communities. The primary awardee, The Nature Conservancy, will execute a variety of conservation and restoration activities, including hazardous fuels reduction, community wildfire protection planning, and capacity building for fire...

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 $252,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) supports the Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance, Inc., a non-profit organization, in implementing the Cohesive Wildland Fire Strategy across the Northeast and Midwest regions. Key activities include developing a regional wildfire risk assessment and providing critical support services to state...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) will provide forest management assistance to landowners, help manage state trust lands, and support wildfire and forest health protection services. The award to the Council of Western State Foresters (CWSF), a non-profit organization, will span from June 27, 2025 through June 5, 2030. Key services to be delivered...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $700,000 to Coalitions & Collaboratives Inc. through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance grant program (CFDA 10.698) on May 16, 2023 for a Cooperative Agreement ending December 31, 2027. Under this award, Coalitions & Collaboratives Inc. will provide products and services related to developing and transferring best practices for community wildfire mitigation and assistance to communities. Specifically, the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,654,054.05 Cooperative Agreement to the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc. (IAFC) on July 31, 2024. The grant is funded through the USDA's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), which supports wildfire prevention, control, and management across non-federal forest and rural lands. Under this Cooperative Agreement, the IAFC will provide comprehensive support to the Wildland...

This $893,800 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreement Authority (CFDA 10.693) program will support 199 acres of fuels reduction in the wildland-urban interface south of Mount Shasta, California. The project will involve the removal of vegetation posing fire risk through mastication, piling, and chipping to create a strategic fuel break and increase the safety of a prescribed burn on adjacent National...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), will assist in addressing critical wildland fire prevention, mitigation, and resilience issues across the western United States. The $150,000 grant will enable the Council of Western State Foresters (CWSF), a non-profit organization, to manage the review and selection process for Western Wildland Urban...