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Community Wildfire Defense Grants - Funded Proposals

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Interactive MapA full-screen version of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant interactive map is available.The Community Wildfire Defense Program assists at-risk communities with planning for and lowering wildfire risks on tribal, state, and privately-managed land. The program comes at a time when the nation faces an ongoing wildfire crisis, and these grants support the Forest Service’s plan to…
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Who Is Eligible to Apply and How?

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The Hogback Ridge Fuels Crew is clearing tree brush and loading into a chipper to clear land to prevent a catastrophic wildfire from occurring. This is one of many projects nationwide funded by a Community Wildfire Defense Grant in 2023.  How to Apply for the Community Wildfire Defense Grant ProgramApply now for a Community Wildfire Defense Grant. Notices of funding opportunities are…
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Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program

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Community Wildfire Defense Grants (CWDG) help communities and Tribes plan for and reduce wildfire risk and implement the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy.Launched in 2022, the $1 billion five-year competitive grant program funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act…
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Forest Legacy 2025 Funded Projects

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Spanning 11,438 acres, the Qapqapa Wildlife Area in Union County, OR will be co-managed as a working forest by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. (Courtesy photo by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation) In 2025, the Forest…
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Community Wildfire Defense Grants second round of funding now available

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How to apply for Community Wildfire Defense Grants in year two. USDA Forest Service graphic. WASHINGTON, DC—The Forest Service is again accepting applications for the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program. Now in its second year, this competitive program funded by the Infrastructure…
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Landscape Scale Restoration Funded Projects

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The West Virginia landscape from atop the highest point in the state – Spruce Knob mountain. (USDA Forest Service photo by Preston Keres) Landscape Scale Restoration projects reach across management jurisdictions and address large-scale issues like reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfires…
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