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Federal Agencies, States & Communities Working Together

Grants Program Overview for Oregon & Washington Only
There are three main grants programs highlighted on this website.  For a
snapshot of the three programs please see the Grants Opportunity Brochure below.  For more detailed information, please click on the link to the program
you are interested in. 


    
1- Interagency National Fire Plan Community Assistance
Applicants can apply for Community Assistance Grants through this
website. Applications for the Community Assistance Grant Program must be submitted, along with a map no larger than 2Mb, by email to: NW_Fire_Plan_Grants@or.blm.gov by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 6th, 2009.

    
     2- Volunteer Fire Department Assistance
    
3- State Fire Assistance Wildland Urban Interface Hazard Mitigation Grants

Applicants must go to the respected websites to apply for the following two
grant programs.
 


Grant Opportunities Brochure
The Grant Opportunities Brochure shown below is available in PDF format if you would like to print a copy:  Grant Opportunities Brochure.PDF

National Fire Plan - Pacific Northwest - Interagency

Grant Opportunities
SUMMARIES

Oregon & Washington

November 2008

1 Interagency National Fire Plan Community Assistance 2 Volunteer Fire Department Assistance 3 State Fire Assistance
Wildland Urban
Interface Hazard
Mitigation Grants

Grant Description:
This grant provides a collaborative
process for awarding funds to hazardous fuels reduction
projects on non-federal land in the Wildland-Urban Interface.
Applications will be evaluated by a three step local, state
and federal review based on the criteria outlined for each of
the program categories.

Funds For:
Eligible projects must be adjacent to Federal Land and identified in a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) completed by February 6, 2009. Collaborated CWPP projects must implement fuels treatments in the wildland-urban interface.

Who Can Apply:
Counties, cities, state and local government agencies, federally recognized Tribes, universities, colleges, and state-chartered non-profit organizations in Oregon and Washington. No more than two proposals per county may be submitted, they must be in high-risk areas as identified in the statewide risk assessment.

Applications Due:
February 6, 2009

Match:
Have collaborative match of at least 50 percent (may include in-kind)

How To Apply:
www.nwfireplan.gov

Award Date:
Before 9/30/2010
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Grant Description:
Financial assistance for Volunteer Fire Departments.

Funds For: Organizing, training and equipping rural fire districts.

Ineligible Projects:
Major expenditures such as building construction or new fire apparatus. Land acquisitions or building repairs, pressurized waterline construction and hydrants.

Grant Administration:
Oregon Department of Forestry & Washington Department of Natural Resources.

Who Can Apply:
Volunteer fire department serving communities under 10,000 in population.

Application Due:
OR:  April 15, 2009
WA:
Phase I-March 3 to May 1, 2009
Phase II-Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, 2009

Match:
10-50% of money or in-kind services.

How To Apply:
OR:
http://egov.oregon.gov/ODF/
FIRE/grantopps.shtml

WA:
http://www.dnr.wa.gov/htdocs/
rp/fdap/index.html

Award Date: OR: June 2009; WA after Oct. 2009

 

Grant Description:
A competitive grant process among the 17 western states and Pacific Island territories. Funds are to reduce the threat of fire in the wildland-urban interface.

Funds For:
Hazard mitigation, fuels and risk reduction, information and education programs for homeowners and communities. (Criteria may vary slightly for each year.)

Who Can Apply:
State Forestry. State Forestry may sponsor other participants.

Applications Due:
Mid September 2009

Awarded:
Spring 2010

Examples of Projects Funded:
Firewise demonstration and community workshops, establishing a "Fire Free" program in OR, homeowner incentives to reduce fuels in both OR and WA.

How To Apply:
OR:
http://egov.oregon.gov/ODF/
FIRE/grantopps.shtml

WA:
http://www.dnr.wa.gov/htdocs/
rp/fdap/index.html

Contacts:

Forest Service &
Bureau of Land Management:

Lauren Maloney 503-808-6587 lauren_maloney@or.blm.gov

Barbara Kennedy 503-808-2323 bkennedy@fs.fed.us

Bureau of Indian Affairs:
Len Diaz, 503-231-6806
Leonard.Diaz@bia.gov

US Fish & Wildlife Service:
Rico George 503-703-5949 rico_george@fws.gov

Contacts:

Forest Service &
Bureau of Land Management:

Barbara Kennedy 503-808-2323 bkennedy@fs.fed.us

Oregon Department of Forestry:
Mary Helen Smith 503-945-7341
msmith@ODF.state.or.us

Washington Department of
Natural Resources:

Bob Bannon 360-902-1300
fire_assist@wadnr.gov

Contacts:

Forest Service &
Bureau of Land Management:
Barbara Kennedy 503-808-2323
bkennedy@fs.fed.us

Oregon Department of Forestry:
Mary Helen Smith 503-945-7341
msmith@ODF.state.or.us

Washington Department of
Natural Resources:
Darrel Johnston, 360-902-1300
fire_assist@wadnr.gov

 


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