The Boulder County is now accepting applications for its Strategic Fuels Mitigation Grant Program.
Donor Name: Boulder County
State: Colorado
County: Boulder County (CO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/06/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Strategic Fuels Mitigation Grant Program (SFMG) is funded by the county’s voter-approved wildfire mitigation sales and use tax, which went into effect in 2023. It provides cost-share funding through competitive grants to leverage other federal, state, and local funding sources.
The purpose of these funds is to support large landscape and community-wide forest and grassland management projects to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, protect water supplies, and promote resilient ecosystems.
Funding Information
There is a $2.4 million budget for 2024, distributed over 2 cycles. Of this amount, planning grants will be capped at $250,000. The county will fund up to five (5) planning proposals annually, at a maximum of $50,000 each.
What Can Funding Be Used For?
- Forest Fuels Mitigation Grants:
- Creation or maintenance of fuel breaks
- Fuels reduction by various appropriate methods, including mechanical thinning, prescribed fire, and others, designed to protect water supplies and/or reduce potential fire intensity
- Removal of saleable woody materials with specific utilization plans
- The removal/disposal of slash and non-merchantable materials using methods such as chipping, mulching, grinding, pile burning, broadcast burning or mechanical removal
- Cross-boundary projects that may include private, local government, and federal lands
- Grassland Fuels Mitigation Grants:
- Fuels reduction by various appropriate methods including mowing, grazing, or prescribed fire
- Mitigation on private lands as a multi-homeowner project (e.g., community/HOA common areas, privately owned green spaces/beltways)
- Local government open space management projects with the objectives of mitigating wildfire risks
- Ditch fuels reduction projects
- Cross-boundary projects that may include private, local government, and federal lands
- Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs):
- Updates to existing plans or development of new plans.
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations may apply:
- Local government entities in Boulder County
- Private utilities, ditch companies, and water providers
- State agencies that own or manage land in Boulder County
- Homeowners Associations
- Non-profit organizations
In addition, applicants must:
- Be able to function as the fiscal agent and have legal authority to administer and/or implement treatments in the proposed project area(s).
- Confirm that participating landowner(s) agree to the project’s scope of work and grant’s reporting and monitoring requirements.
For more information, visit Boulder County.
