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Grant Programs Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Community Assistance Funds are available to assist with hazardous fuels treatments, community wildfire protection planning and education addressing wildfire safety and hazard risk reduction within the wildland-urban interface (WUI). Treatments should be focused on both Federal and non-Federal lands and aimed toward protecting communities at risk (CAR) and resource values identified within a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and/or Community Fire Plans with a interdisciplinary and interagency collaborative process. Grant selections will be selected and prioritized, by the following criteria:
The BLM uses the clearinghouse for planning purposes to select projects for the upcoming Federal fiscal year. This means that the project will be funded if adequate funds are made available in the next Federal fiscal year (FFY). Federal fiscal years begin Oct. 1. For example, the 2011 federal fiscal year begins Oct. 1, 2010. Applicants should be able to complete projects within an 18-month grant term. If funded, applicants will be asked to report specific accomplishments, such as acres treated, and provide before, during and after photos. Achieving and reporting accomplishments is critical to BLM's ability to continue funding this grant program. Cost share/match: 90/10, which means that the grant can account for 90% of the project's cost. The other 10% of the project's cost must come from non-federal sources, and can include cash and/or third-party in-kind. It is unclear at this time how much funding will be available during the next FFY for 2011. Total value of projects selected for funding in FFY 2009: $1.6 million. Average size of grant selected for funding in FFY 2009: $100,000. Total value of projects selected for funding in FFY 2010: $700,000. Average size of grant selected for funding in FFY 2009: $70,000. National Park Service (NPS) Community Assistance/WUI Community Assistance WUI funds are available for fire hazard mitigation and hazardous fuel reduction projects performed, usually on non-NPS property (in holdings, communities, subdivisions, etc immediately adjacent to NPS property), to mitigate the risk of potential adverse impacts from wildland fire to NPS lands and these adjacent properties. Emphasis and priority will be given to the areas identified through the state process as being wildland urban interface (WUI) communities. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Priority will be given to programs or projects where recipients provide matching contributions or in-kind goods and services, with the following limits on in-kind goods and services:
The NPS recommends that applicants coordinate design of projects with their local Park. The NPS uses the CA FSC clearinghouse for planning purposes to select projects for the upcoming federal fiscal year. This means that the project will be funded if adequate funds are made available in the next federal fiscal year (FFY). Federal fiscal years begin Oct. 1. For example, the 2010 federal fiscal year begins Oct. 1, 2009. Applicants should be able to complete projects within an 18-month grant term. If funded, applicants will be asked to report specific accomplishments, such as acres treated, and provide before, during and after photos. Achieving and reporting accomplishments is critical to NPS's ability to continue funding this grant program. PROHIBITED PROGRAM EXPENDITURES It is estimated that up to $150,000 may be available during the next FFY for 2011. USDA Forest Service State Fire Assistance (SFA) Funds are available for cost-share treatments on non-Federal lands statewide for hazardous fuel reduction in high-hazard wildland-urban-interface areas, for development of Community Wildfire Protection Plans, and for prevention and mitigation education projects. Hazardous fuel reduction proposals can include the purchase of needed supplies and equipment (such as chainsaws, personal protective equipment, hand tools, etc.). Purchase of vehicles or heavy equipment such as tub grinders and other expensive assets will not be funded (suggest rental or lease of these items). It is estimated that up to $8.5 million will be available for this funding cycle for grants throughout the state of California. The funding has two different cost share/match requirements:
Total value of projects selected for funding in FFY 2009: $19.5 million Average size of grants in FFY 2009: $150,000 Total value of projects selected for funding in FFY 2008: $3.2 million Average size of grants in FFY 2008: $80,000 Total value of projects selected for funding in FFY 2007: $2.3 million Average size of grants in FFY 2007: $100,000 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Wildland-Urban Interface Grant Program Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) funds are available for hazard mitigation projects which protect communities at risk to wildfire by reducing hazardous fuels (non-Federal lands), developing Community Wildfire Protection Plans (includes associated planning and compliance documents), and implementing wildfire education and outreach initiatives. It is unclear at this time if or how much funding will be available for grant projects this next fiscal year.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
PROHIBITED PROGRAM EXPENDITURES
RANKING CRITERIA
The USFWS uses the CA FSC clearinghouse for planning purposes to select projects for the upcoming federal fiscal year. This means that the project will be funded if adequate funds are made available in the next federal fiscal year (FFY). Federal fiscal years begin October 1st. For example, the 2008 federal fiscal year begins October 1, 2007. Total value of projects selected for funding in FFY 2010: $0 Total value of projects selected for funding in FFY 2009: $300,000 Average size of grants in FFY 2009: $50,000 Total value of projects selected for funding in FFY 2008: $100,000 Average size of grants in FFY 2008: $50,000 |