The Forest and Watershed Health regional goal aims to restore and protect the ecological health and resilience of watersheds and forests within the Sierra Nevada Region.
Donor Name: Sierra Nevada Conservancy
State: California
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/29/2022
Grant Size: Up to $25 million
Details:
The Wildfire Recovery and Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program supports the planning and implementation of forest health projects that promote wildfire recovery and forest resilience.
The primary priority of the Wildfire Recovery and Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program is the planning and implementation of forest health projects that promote wildfire recovery and forest resilience. Projects must support the goals of California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan and the WIP.
California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan identifies three goals that are strongly aligned with the WIP: healthy and resilient natural places, safe communities, and sustainable economies. Both plans also stress the importance of climate resiliency, regionally tailored solutions, the linkages between ecological and economic health, the importance of low-intensity fire, and the need to work strategically across land ownership boundaries.
Additional focal areas include: multi-benefit projects, landscape-scale projects, high-impact projects, and wildfire recovery.
Funding Information
Up to $25 million was made available in early 2022. The SNC will direct an additional $25 million and any additional funding allocations that become available for this purpose to support this grant program.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are:
- public agencies, including federal agencies
- qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
- tribal entities recognized on the current United States Federal Register or the Native American Heritage Commission as a California Native American tribe
To be eligible, projects must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be located within, or provide services to, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Region
- Be consistent with the SNC mission and program areas as defined in the SNC Strategic Plan
- Result in a clear, demonstrable, and enduring public benefit
- Meet all California Environmental Quality Act and National Environmental Policy Act requirements, as applicable
For more information, visit Sierra Nevada Conservancy.
