The Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy (the “Conservancy”) is pleased to offer up to $2.5 million in local assistance grants as part of its latest request for proposals under its Climate Resilience and Community Access Grant Program (“Program”).
Donor Name: Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
State: California
City: Coachella Valley
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/02/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Program was created in 2021 and seeks to support programs that address climate adaptation and resilience or enhance access to outdoor recreation or education.
This RFP is focused on strengthening wildfire resilience in tribal communities.
Objectives
The Conservancy currently seeks applications for projects or programs that support California Native American tribes in reducing the risk of wildfires on reservations or ancestral lands, implementing Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) where possible, enhancing wildfire safety for tribal communities and restoring native plant species to improve long-term habitat values and lower fire risk. Grants may fund planning and/or implementation projects that address critical needs in tribal communities, including but not limited to the following:
- Threat assessments, mapping projects, biological and cultural surveys, development of restoration plans, fire or forest management plans or related environmental compliance and permitting;
- Creation and maintenance of shaded fuel breaks;
- Pre-fire management practices such as fuel load reduction, dead and dying tree removal, understory thinning and/or removal, tree or other native and/or traditional vegetation plantings;
- Removal of invasive plant species and the restoration of native species that provide benefits such as increasing biodiversity or improving access to traditional foods and culturally significant species;
- Cultural and prescribed burns;
- Workforce development, training and certification programs in fire, forestry, or related TEK;
- Improvement of water infrastructure to enhance firefighting or suppression capacity or development or evacuation alert systems;
- Acquisition of wildland equipment such as command vehicles or trailers, tractors, drones, woodchippers, portable pumps, backup generators, radios, hand tools, etc.; or
- Education or public outreach activities are designed to promote fire prevention and safety in rural or wildland urban interface communities.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include federally- or California state- recognized tribes or nonprofit organizations that are affiliated with tribes or primarily serve tribal communities.
For more information, visit CVMC.
