National Park Service: Grand Canyon and Flagstaff Monuments Fuels Reduction

The National Park Service is currently accepting applications for Grand Canyon and Flagstaff Monuments Fuels Reduction.

Donor Name: National Park Service

State: All States

County: All Counties

Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 08/18/2022

Size of the Grant: $50,000

Details:

Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA) hosts a robust Prescribed Fire program that encompasses not only the North and South Rims of the Park, but includes Walnut Canyon (WACA), Wupatki, (WUPA), Sunset Crater (SUCR), Tuzigoot (TUZI), and Montezuma’s Castle (MOCA) National Monuments located Northern Arizona. Priority fuels reduction and ecological restoration work occurs in all listed locations and assistance from qualified cooperators will be necessary to meet the planned program of work. Federal funding will be allocated for Prescribed Fire support, ecological restoration, and hazardous fuels reduction projects, which will be necessary to meet the programmatic goals of the National Park Service (NPS). Applicants must demonstrate their ability to contribute to successful implementation of Prescribed Fire and Fuels work. Notable areas of evaluation criteria include ability to mobilize and arrive at the project site within 2-4 hours of notification, capable firefighting equipment, and personnel possessing National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) qualifications recognized within the wildland fire discipline.

Funding Information

Award Ceiling: $50,000
Award Floor: $5,000

Eligibility Criteria

City or township governments
State governments
County governments
Private institutions of higher education
Special district governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
In accordance with 54 USC §101702(a), this funding opportunity is limited to educational institutions, non-profit organizations, state and local governments and tribal governments. For profit organizations, foreign organizations, and governments outside the United States and its territories are not eligible to apply.