Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2023 Northeast-Midwest
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 2 have been scheduled as follows.
The application process in Round 2 is the same for all applicants (versus Round 1 where there were different processes for different regions), and any applicant in any region, area, or Tribe may attend any webinar, they will all have the same content, however, the August 10 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:
August 4, 2pm-4pm Eastern https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DOtCNZHVRym3gFKdzYlLUg August 9, 2pm-4pm Eastern https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q-NLfp_HRR2zWoOQZgMprw August 10, 2pm-4pm Eastern https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yxe-tURVSqqKl7EMJ5zOmQ August 15, 2pm-4pm Eastern https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8XdtEXfHSYyk_XxdkOeGgA 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.
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 2 have been scheduled as follows.
The application process in Round 2 is the same for all applicants (versus Round 1 where there were different processes for different regions), and any applicant in any region, area, or Tribe may attend any webinar, they will all have the same content, however, the August 10 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:
August 4, 2pm-4pm Eastern https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DOtCNZHVRym3gFKdzYlLUg August 9, 2pm-4pm Eastern https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q-NLfp_HRR2zWoOQZgMprw August 10, 2pm-4pm Eastern https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yxe-tURVSqqKl7EMJ5zOmQ August 15, 2pm-4pm Eastern https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8XdtEXfHSYyk_XxdkOeGgA 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.
Who's Eligible
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
CWDG Homepage
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Only the Lead State Agency (or Agencies), as determined by the Governor of each Highlands State, may be the applicant for funding under the Highlands Conservation Act Grant Program.
If the Governor assigns multiple Lead Agencies, those Agencies must coordinate on funding requests prior to submission and ensure no more than the maximum allowable amount is requested through this funding opportunity. All or part of the funds received by the Lead State Agency may be subawarded to a County or Municipality within the Highlands Region, or to another State Conservation Agency.The current Lead State Agencies are:Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental ProtectionNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic PreservationNew Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning CouncilPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/fire/grants
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
USFS Cooperative Fire Branch-CWDG Program
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2023-07-31
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2023-11-04
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