Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2024 (FY25) South
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-FS-2024-CWDG-SGSF
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $10,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Disaster Prevention and Relief
- Natural Resources
- Eligible applicants
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- County Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- City/Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- State Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is offering the Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2024 (FY25) South, a funding opportunity to assist at-risk local communities and Indian Tribes with planning and mitigating against the risk created by wildfire. The grant provides funding for two primary project types: developing and revising Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs), and implementing projects described in a CWPP less than 10 years old. Eligible applicants include county governments, higher education institutions, city/township governments, special district governments, tribal governments, non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, state governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, and tribal organizations. Applications will be evaluated based on criteria such as project description, budget, accomplishments, and collaboration, with priority given to communities in high/very high wildfire hazard areas, low-income communities, and those impacted by severe disasters. The application period opens November 21, 2024 and closes on March 14, 2025.
The total funding available is approximately $200 million, with individual grant awards up to $250,000 for CWPP development/revision and up to $10 million for implementation projects. A cost-share match is required, ranging from 10% for CWPP projects to 25% for implementation projects, though waivers are available for underserved communities. The grants are restricted to projects located on non-federal lands or tribal trust lands within the Southern region, which includes 13 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Synopsis
This announcement contains the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)/Instructions. To apply after reading the NOFO, visit the application portal at cwdg.forestrygrants.org.
The purpose of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant is to assist at-risk local communities and Indian Tribes with planning and mitigating against the risk created by wildfire.
The Act prioritizes at-risk communities in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential, are low-income, and/or have been impacted by a severe disaster. More details on these three priorities can be found in the Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs).
The CWDG helps communities in the wildland urban interface (WUI) implement the three goals of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (Cohesive Strategy):
- Restore and Maintain Landscapes: Landscapes, regardless of jurisdictional boundaries, are resilient to fire, insect, disease, invasive species, and climate change disturbances, in accordance with management objectives.
- Create Fire Adapted Communities: Human populations and infrastructure are as prepared as possible to receive, respond to, and recover from wildland fire.
- Improve Wildfire Response: All jurisdictions participate in making and implementing safe, effective, efficient risk-based wildfire management decisions.
This program is authorized in Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
There are two primary project types for which the grant provides funding:
- The development and revision of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP)
- The implementation of projects described in a CWPP that is less than ten years old
Applicant Webinars for CWDG Round 3 have been scheduled as follows. The application process in Round 3 is the same for all applicants. Any applicant in any region, area, or Tribe may attend any webinar, they will all have the same content, however, the December 4th webinar will be more focused on Tribal applications and Tribal application Q & A.
This information will also be on the Forest Service CWDG website, link below.
To attend a webinar, please register in advance by clicking on the link following each date:
Monday, December 2nd, 2pm-4pm Eastern
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6-i032QISWGJhNKj6g-UyA
Wednesday, December 4th, 12:30pm-2:30pm Eastern (Tribal focused)
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C6N_tnRGSwSgbZU0CFifrQ
Friday, December 6th, 2pm-4pm Eastern
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Jnadv39gSPKwBv9qYqeAGQ
Applicant Webinar recordings will be made available soon after the webinars for those unable to attend one of the live offerings, check back on the Forest Service CWDG website for recordings.
In addition to the webinars above, the Forest Service will be offering periodic "office hours" for applicants throughout the application period. Please visit the CWDG website below for dates and times.
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