24DG11021600067

2024 Community Wildfire Defense Underserved Communities

Colorado State University

THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMUNITY WILDFIRE DEFENSE GRANT IS TO ASSIST AT-RISK LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND INDIAN TRIBES WITH PLANNING FOR AND MITIGATING AGAINST THE RISK CREATED BY WILDFIRE. THIS PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED IN PUBLIC LAW 117-58, AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE FUNDS FOR FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS, HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS, AND TRANSIT PROGRAMS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT. SPECIFICALLY, THE CWDG IS PROVIDED FOR IN TITLE VIII, SECTION 40803 OF THAT ACT. THERE ARE TWO PRIMARY PROJECT TYPES FOR WHICH THE GRANT PROVIDES FUNDING: THE DEVELOPMENT AND REVISING OF COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLANS (CWPP), AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS DESCRIBED IN A CWPP THAT IS LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLD. THE ACT PRIORITIZES AT-RISK COMMUNITIES THAT ARE IN AN AREA IDENTIFIED AS HAVING HIGH OR VERY HIGH WILDFIRE HAZARD POTENTIAL, ARE LOW-INCOME, AND/OR HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY A SEVERE DISASTER.

10.720 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants

USFS Region 2: Rocky Mountain Region (R2) [USDA - USFS]

Colorado United States

State-Wide

Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2023 West (USDA-FS-2023-CWDG-CWSF)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 08/31/27 to 08/31/29.