Opportunity Title:
Forest Service Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy RFA 2024
Funder/Agency:
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Opportunity Number:
USDA-FS-2024-COHESIVE-STRATEGY
Description:
The U.S. Forest Service supports moving toward shared stewardship across Landscapes as part of a conceptual framework for making strategic investments across landscapes to co-manage wildfire risk and achieve positive outcomes at the most appropriate scale. Within this framework, Eastern Region Cohesive Fire Strategy Competitive Request for Applications is designed to support and carry out the first two goals of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (NCS) across the Midwestern and Northeastern States as well as meet the intent of the current year budget direction. These first two national goals are:
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
Eligibility:
County governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
City or township governments
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
Special district governments
Forest Fire Compacts
Award Details:
Maximum Award:
$300,000
Minimum Award:
$25,000
Deadline:
January 16, 2024
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