FY24 Southern Area State Fire Capacity Hazard Mitigation
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-FS-2024-SGSF-MIT
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $25,000 to $300,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- County Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- State Governments
- Special District Governments
- City/Township Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This federal grant opportunity from the USDA Forest Service seeks applicants to support hazard mitigation projects in Southern states through January 29, 2024. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, tribes, nonprofits, and higher education institutions to complete fuels reductions, community wildfire protection plans, prevention education, and other activities. Proposals will be evaluated based on project need, activities, collaboration, sustainability, and assistance to underserved groups. Successful applicants will receive funding from $25,000 to $300,000 for a three-year period to further the goals of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy and related state plans.
Awarded under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA #10.698), selected projects must prevent and reduce wildfire risks while supporting at-risk communities. Funding will support work in Southern states to be completed by September 2024 through hazard mitigation, education, planning, and fuels reductions in the Wildland-Urban Interface according to each applicant's proposed activities and budget. Annual reporting is required to demonstrate accomplishments against strategic objectives.
Synopsis
All non-State Forestry Agency applications (except Tribes) must have a letter of support from the State Forestry Agency when submitting in Grants.gov.
The USDA Forest Service State Fire Capacity (SFC) Hazard Mitigation priorities are consistent with the goals of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (https://forestsandrangelands.gov/strategy/thestrategy.shtml), specifically as listed below.
1. Restore and Maintain Landscapes: Landscapes across all jurisdictions are resilient to fire-related disturbances, in accordance with management objectives.
2. Create Fire Adapted Communities: Human populations and infrastructure can withstand a wildfire without loss of life or property.
Additionally, SFC priorities reflect the national USFS priorities of improving the condition of forests, and grasslands, promoting shared stewardship by increasing partnerships and volunteerism, and by being good neighbors and providing excellent customer service.
SFC Hazard Mitigation application activities should clearly focus on identifying and creating fire adapted communities by:
• Reducing hazardous fuels in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)
• Developing, and implementing Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs)
• Providing prevention and mitigation education, and/or
• By achieving Fire Adapted Community and Firewise programming and other community hazard mitigation activities.
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