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USDA-FS-FY25-R8-WILDFIRE-MITIGATION: FY25 State Fire Capacity Wildfire Hazard Mitigation

Closed Closed January 29, 2025 Opportunity USDA-FS-FY25-R8-WILDFIRE-MITIGATION ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$300,000
• Award floor$25,000
• Total funding$5.5 million
• Expected awards30
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

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Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.

All applicants must be within the Southern region of the National Association of State Foresters. Entities other than Southern Area State Forestry Agencies must have support from their State Forestry Agency in order to apply to ensure projects work toward goals of the State Forest Action Plan.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance awards averaged $428,245; this notice allows up to $300,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (66% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

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) Wildfire 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 Wildfire 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.

Category: Disaster Prevention and Relief, Natural Resources.

Applying now

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