The California Fire Foundation supports projects that actively address wildfire preparedness and/or prevention needs, which protect and enhance the public’s safety or the safety of California’s firefighters and other first responders.
Donor Name: California Fire Foundation (CFF)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
California-based fire departments, firefighter associations, federally-recognized tribes, and local nonprofit organizations encouraged to apply!
Focus Areas
- Vegetation Mitigation & Fuels Reduction Efforts.
- Education, Planning and/or Community Outreach Campaigns.
- Personal Protective Equipment or Specialized Firefighting Equipment Purchases.
In this cycle, funding priority will be given to applicants whose climate-caused wildfire or other disaster prevention or preparedness projects serve under-resourced communities at heightened risk and/or socially vulnerable populations, including low-income/impoverished, minority status, limited English proficiency, disability, and seniors/older adults, to name a few, with particular emphasis given to those serving areas of heightened fire risk.
Funding Information
Requested amount should not exceed $25,000. Requests outside of this range will be considered on an as-needed basis.
Grant Period
Projects are typically expected to be completed within 12 months of receiving funds, if awarded.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant must be a California-based fire department, firefighter association or a nonprofit organization. Other groups may apply when doing so in collaboration with one of the three above-referenced entities, including fiscal agents;
- Fire departments serving and firefighter associations representing the same community, or whose personnel/members serve the same geographic region, are eligible to individually apply for funding;
- Project must benefit communities in California, with priority given to disinvested communities and historically marginalized populations located in high-threat areas;
- Requested amount should not exceed $25,000 (requests outside of this range will be considered on an as-needed basis);
- CFF does not require matching funds; and Funding decisions are generally communicated several weeks after the application window closes.
For more information, visit CFF.
