Project Grant 720BHA22FA00006

This $400,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program supports the territorial and participatory management of wildfire risk reduction in the wildland-urban interface in Chile. The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, is awarded to the non-profit organization Caritas Chile. Through this funding, Caritas Chile will deliver disaster relief, emergency...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $498,606 Project Grant under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization in Puerto Rico. The grant funding supports the "Landscape Scale Wildfire Prevention Planning for Southern Puerto Rico Project" over a 3-year period from September 2024 to August 2027. The project aims to develop and...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, through the Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA 15.232), awarded a $499,865 cooperative agreement to The Regents of the University of Colorado to conduct research on landscape-scale fuel reduction strategies for grassland ecosystems in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) of Boulder County, Colorado. The project aims to: Measure grassland fuel characteristics to develop a custom fuel model for the region Experimentally test mowing, grazing, and prescribed fire fuel...

The Cascadia Conservation District was awarded a $900,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). This funding will support the implementation of fuels treatment projects on private lands adjacent to power line corridors in the East Cascades region of Chelan County, Washington. The goal is to reduce the risk of wildfire damage to critical...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $580,800 Cooperative Agreement to the Columbia Land Trust under the National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance program (CFDA 15.674). The purpose of this 5-year grant is to address increased wildfire risk in dry eastside forest landscapes in Washington by reducing ladder fuels, promoting ponderosa pine forest structure, and improving snag recruitment on 264 acres of conservation lands owned and managed by the Columbia...

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...

Wildfire Adapted Partnership will implement Archuleta County, Colorado's Community Wildfire Protection Plan from 2023 through 2028 under a $1.48 million project grant from the USDA Forest Service. Funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720), the project involves assessing wildfire risks and developing mitigation strategies to protect life, property, and natural resources from wildfire damage. As a non-profit organization...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program provides $500,000.00 in funding to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support protection, washing, and MPCA (multipurpose cash assistance) for those impacted by the wildfires in Chile. The award period is from Apr 25, 2024 to Oct 25, 2024. As a prominent international humanitarian...

This $8,095,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports an interdisciplinary effort led by Oregon State University to address challenges related to wildfire, forest health, and workforce development in the Pacific Northwest. The project aims to: Use data analysis and case studies to quantify the scale of climate adaptation needs and economic impacts of wildfire mitigation and restoration activities in the...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management, through the Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA 15.232), awarded a $490,274 Cooperative Agreement to Colorado State University. The goal of this multi-year project is to assess the tools, methodologies, and governance practices that can be used to mitigate the impacts of large wildfires in the western United States, such as watershed impairment and habitat recovery for critical species. The research will involve a literature review,...