Project Grant 26DG11083113400
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded $754,905 to the Georgia Forestry Commission on December 11, 2025, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to establish a community wildfire protection plan providing a proactive, science-based strategy to reduce wildfire hazards, strengthen emergency response, and protect communities before disaster strikes. Work is performed in Georgia with performance...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $283,333.33 Project Grant to the Georgia Forestry Commission under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grant program (CFDA 10.720). The grant funds will support the development and implementation of community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) for at-risk communities in Georgia. Key activities include conducting wildfire risk assessments, reducing hazardous fuels, establishing defensible spaces, and...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded the Georgia Forestry Commission $360,000 on August 3, 2026, under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) to implement the Cross Boundary Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Program. The award funds removal of fire hazards—plants and brush that fuel wildfires—on non-federal land near national forests in Georgia through collaboration between the state forestry agency and nearby landowners. The...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 8 (Southern Region), awarded a $443,976 Project Grant to the Georgia Forestry Commission under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) on September 5, 2025. The award supports a five-year performance period through September 4, 2030, and provides financial assistance, technical training, equipment, and technology to establish and maintain an efficient, uniform, and coordinated wildland fire...
- This $566,734 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) will fund the Georgia Forestry Commission's efforts to mitigate wildfire risks on non-federal lands in the state. The award, effective from August 13, 2024 to August 12, 2029, will support activities such as implementing fuel treatments, conducting prescribed burns, performing landscape assessments, and developing action...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded a $2,073,927.61 cooperative agreement to the Georgia Forestry Commission on August 26, 2026, to support timber sales, reforestation efforts, and forest products market concerns under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Restoration/Revegetation program (CFDA 10.717). The award funds sale preparation activities including timber cruising, harvest boundary lay-out, timber designation, pre-sale roadwork, and surveys that...
- The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded the Georgia Forestry Commission $443,562 on July 6, 2026, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to provide financial assistance to state foresters for fire management activities in Georgia. The award funds training, planning, hazardous fuel treatments, and purchase and maintenance of equipment. The program emphasizes fire planning to ensure that federal, state, and local...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 8 (Southern Region), awarded $450,000 to the Georgia Forestry Commission on August 7, 2025, under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697). This five-year project grant, with a completion date of August 6, 2030, supports hazardous fuel reduction and mitigation activities on non-federal lands in Georgia adjacent to National Forest System lands. The Georgia Forestry...
- The Georgia Forestry Commission will receive $480,175 under a Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region to implement the Georgia Cross Boundary Wildfire Hazard Mitigation on Non-Federal Land project. The award is funded through the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA #10.697), which aims to reduce hazardous fuels and wildfire risk on forests, woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands. Through this two-year project...
- The Georgia Forestry Commission received a $515,000 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service Southern Region through the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) to conduct cross-boundary wildfire hazard mitigation activities on non-federal land in Georgia. The grant period runs from May 2023 to May 2028. As the primary awardee, the Commission will focus on reducing hazardous fuels volumes through activities such as prescribed burns and stewardship...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded the Georgia Forestry Commission $400,000 on August 26, 2026, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to support Georgia communities in reducing wildfire risk. The funding supports the state in managing and overseeing grants flowing to local communities and guiding communities in understanding their wildfire risk and preparing plans to address it. Activities include managing and overseeing pass-through grants to local communities and updating or developing community wildfire protection plans. The beneficiaries are Georgia communities at risk of wildfire and residents living in areas vulnerable to wildfire. The award carries a period of performance from August 26, 2026, through August 25, 2031. Work is performed in Georgia.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $400.0k | 8/26/26 |