Apply for a CFRP Grant (Request for Application)
The U.S. Forest Service Southwestern Region anticipates distributing cost-share grants to carry out forest restoration projects on public lands in New Mexico pending federal appropriations. Projects must be designed through a collaborative process that includes affected communities and other stakeholders. Applications will be evaluated in an open federal advisory committee.
Applicants must submit the two PDF documents described in Section IV. Applications received after 4:00 p.m. will not be accepted.
Interested applicants should contact one of the CFRP program coordinators listed below for questions regarding the grant application or administrative regulations:
City | Forest | Coordinator | Phone |
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Taos | Carson | Raul E. Hurtado | 575-758-6344 |
Albuquerque | Cibola | Jay Turner | 505-346-3814 |
Silver City | Gila | Julia F. Rivera | 575-388-8212 |
Alamogordo | Lincoln | Colleen Urban | 575-434-7375 |
Santa Fe | Santa Fe | Ruben Montes | 505-438-5356 |
Note: Your forest coordinator is generally determined by the area where the majority of the proposed work will be conducted.
- Request for Applications
- SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance
- Awarded grants will be subject to federal assistance requirements per the OMB and Federal Acquisition Regulation cost principles.
- Grant recipients will also be required to sign assurances to certify that they will adhere to all OMB managed federal regulations affecting grants.
Two documents have been developed in order to assist the applicants in the application process. These documents are mentioned throughout the Request for Application. These are for optional use.
- Executive Summary and Project Narrative (MS Word)
When completed, this document must not exceed 12 pages. If using another option for Executive Summary and Narrative, that document must not exceed 10 pages. - Detailed Budget Justification and Narrative (MS Excel)
A detailed budget for each project year and budget object category is required. Provide a breakdown showing detailed unit costs and descriptions that clarify the line item amounts shown on form SF-424A.
Grant Writing Workshops free to interested applicants
CFRP Science Resources
- Southwest Fire Science Consortium
- California Fire Science Consortium
- USGS New Mexico Landscapes Field Station
- USFS RMRS
- UNM Earth Systems Ecology Lab
- Tom Swetnam’s website
- Fire Research Institute (aggregator of research on wildland fire)
Free Technical Assistance
Applicants should first contact the Forest Coordinator closest to the public land where treatment will take place. Free assistance is available in proposal development and multiparty monitoring.