FY2024 Cohesive Strategy Optional Narrative Template-fillable.pdf

USDA Forest Service Eastern Region State and Private Forestry FY 2024 Combined Request for Applications

Cohesive Fire Strategy Project Application Supplement 1 – Optional Narrative Template

This completed template will be posted online and may be shared after all proposals are received.

Descriptive Project Title:

Grant Component Type:

Select only one per application.

Wildfire Risk Reduction

Cross-Boundary Mitigation

Applicant Organization:

FY 2024 Cohesive Fire Strategy Request for Applications, Project Application Supplement 1 – Narrative Template

1. Project Overview Provide a comprehensive but succinct overview of the proposed project that includes basic details of who is doing what, where, and why. Specify if benefits to traditionally underserved or marginalized audiences are a component of the work. Underserved community data is available at http://www.wildfirerisk.org/ cwdg-tool and can be used to assist with your project description.

https://svi.cdc.gov/map.html http://www.wildfirerisk.org/cwdg-tool

FY 2024 Cohesive Fire Strategy Request for Applications, Project Application Supplement 1 – Narrative Template

2. Project Budget Explanation Provide any additional remarks needed to clarify your budget request. For example, provide an explanation of how you will meet the match requirements (WRR) or describe partner contributions to your project (Cross-Boundary). Describe major costs for your project and if those funds will be used for contractors, cooperators, or in-house implementation. For multistate WRR proposals, clearly note the portion of project to be allocated against each State cap. This does not apply to Compacts or Tribes.

FY 2024 Cohesive Fire Strategy Request for Applications, Project Application Supplement 1 – Narrative Template

3. Address the National Cohesive Strategy and the Northeast Regional Action Plan's Identified Options (30 Points) Describe how this proposal will meet one or more of the six Northeast Regional Action Plan's action options defined under National Cohesive Strategy Goals 1 and 2:

1. Restore/maintain Landscapes

2. Foster fire adapted communities

FY 2024 Cohesive Fire Strategy Request for Applications, Project Application Supplement 1 – Narrative Template

4. Engage in Partnerships and Collaboration (20 Points) Describe how partners contribute toward a successful outcome; how Federal partners are engaged;

amount of any non-Federal land treated; and how the project is tied to target program areas identified in the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy, Northeast Regional Action Plan, and/or State Forest Action Plan.

FY 2024 Cohesive Fire Strategy Request for Applications, Project Application Supplement 1 – Narrative Template

5. Assist Underserved Communities (10 points) Describe your assistance to underserved communities in support of Executive Order 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. Points are awarded for applications that show a clear, meaningful benefit to or engagement with underserved communities/people. Underserved community data is available at http://www.wildfirerisk.org/cwdg-tool and can be used to identify underserved communities.

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FY 2024 Cohesive Fire Strategy Request for Applications, Project Application Supplement 1 – Narrative Template

6. Explain the Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Project (20 Points) Show estimated project costs, per acre, if applicable, cost per program, and number of communities assisted. Explain how these expenses are efficient as compared with other possible options. Explain how this project will be completed in a cost-effective manner with measurable deliverables and outcomes.

Explain and elaborate on the deliverables listed in your NFPORS form.

FY 2024 Cohesive Fire Strategy Request for Applications, Project Application Supplement 1 – Narrative Template

7. Demonstrate a Wildfire Risk Focus (20 Points) Include an explanation, maps, and/or data to show how this project targets a priority landscape(s) and accounts for current and future drivers of fire risk. The use of https:/northeastmidwestwildfirerisk.com or https://wildfirerisk.org/ assist applicants in determining your wildfire risk.

https://northeastmidwestwildfirerisk.com/ https://wildfirerisk.org/