The Idaho Department of Lands is now accepting project proposals for the Western State Fire Managers Grants.
Donor Name: Idaho Department of Lands (IDL)
State: Idaho
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
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.
In the West, funds to mitigate risk from wildland fire within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) are available and awarded through a competitive process with emphasis on hazard fuel reduction in the WUI, information and education, assessment and planning, and monitoring through community and landowner action. Funding is provided by the USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry branch, administered by the Idaho department of Lands.
Projects must adhere to a specific set of criteria and must be included in the respective Community Wildfire Preparedness Plan (CWPP).
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
Funding Information
Grants of up to $240,000
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include state/local/tribal governments, and 501(c)3 organizations.
For more information, visit IDL.
