26DG11021600002
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
The Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program aims to assist at risk local communities and Indian tribes in planning for and mitigating against the risk created by wildfire.
The program helps communities implement the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy.
It prioritizes communities that are in areas with high or very high wildfire hazard potential, are low income, or have been impacted by a severe disaster that increases the risk of wildfire.
The program is a response to reduce wildfire risk and enhance fire management strategies across the United States.
The following projects have been selected for funding in Nebraska:
Brown County Mitigation Crew, Stop the Burn: Creating Resilient Working Lands for Brown County, Stop the Burn: Creating Resilient Working Lands for Rock County.
The program helps communities implement the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy.
It prioritizes communities that are in areas with high or very high wildfire hazard potential, are low income, or have been impacted by a severe disaster that increases the risk of wildfire.
The program is a response to reduce wildfire risk and enhance fire management strategies across the United States.
The following projects have been selected for funding in Nebraska:
Brown County Mitigation Crew, Stop the Burn: Creating Resilient Working Lands for Brown County, Stop the Burn: Creating Resilient Working Lands for Rock County.
Funding Goals
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.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Nebraska
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
Board Of Regents Of The University Of Nebraska was awarded
Wildfire Defense Grant: Enhancing Resilience in High-Risk Communities
Project Grant 26DG11021600002
worth $24,803,726
from USFS Region 2: Rocky Mountain Region in November 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Nebraska United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 10.720 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2024 (FY25) West.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 11/19/25
Period of Performance
11/6/25
Start Date
11/1/30
End Date
Funding Split
$24.8M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$24.8M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
26DG11021600002
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
1282X9 Rocky Mountain Regional Office
Funding Office
1282X9 Rocky Mountain Regional Office
Awardee UEI
HTQ6K6NJFHA6
Awardee CAGE
4B842
Performance District
NE-90
Senators
Deb Fischer
Modified: 11/19/25