The Western States Fire Managers (WSFM) grant provides funds to mitigate risk from wildland fire within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) with emphasis on hazard fuel reduction, information/education, assessment/planning, and project monitoring through community/landowner actions.
Donor Name: Idaho Department of Lands (IDL)
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/07/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
Projects must adhere to a specific set of criteria and must be included in the respective Community Wildfire Preparedness Plan (CWPP).
Funding Information
Total grant funds requested = $240,000.
Grant Period
Funds must be spent during the 5-year grant period and cannot be held for future maintenance outside of that grant period.
Eligible Projects
Examples (not all inclusive) of qualifying projects:
- Defensible space around homes and structures
- Shaded fuel breaks
- Fuels reduction beyond defensible space adjacent to WUI areas
- Removal of slash including piling and burning; mulching; grinding; etc.
- Prescribed fire
- Thinning
- Maintenance of non-federally funded fuels projects
- Monitoring components of projects for effectiveness
- Education
- CWPP development.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible entities include:
- State, county, and local agencies
- Non-profit (501c3) organizations
- Tribes
- Educational Institutions
- Individual private landowners are not eligible to apply for funding directly with IDL.
For more information, visit IDL.
