# Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2022 Northeast-Midwest

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fs-2022-cwdg-nemw-community-wildfire-defense-grant-2022-northeast-midwest/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/342635

> Forest Service offered grants of up to $10.0 million to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 150 awards worth $150 million in total. Applications closed on October 7, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FS-2022-CWDG-NEMW |
| Agency | Forest Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 7, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $10.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 150 |
| Total funding | $150 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.720 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE! 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 across all jurisdictions are resilient to fire-related disturbances, in accordance with management objectives. Create Fire Adapted Communities: Human populations and infrastructure can withstand a wildfire without loss of life and property. 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

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FS-2022-CWDG-NEMW still open?

No. It closed on October 7, 2022.

### Who can apply for Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2022 Northeast-Midwest?

Forest Service accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.

### What is the deadline for Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2022 Northeast-Midwest?

Closed October 7, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $10.0 million each. About $150 million in total across about 150 awards.

### Who has won Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department, Texas A&m Forest Service. The program made 240 awards worth $465 million in that time.