Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants

With respect to nonfederal lands, to develop community wildfire protection plans for communities considered at-risk to damage and loss of values or life from wildfire, and to update community wildfire protection plans that are greater than ten years old. To implement projects described in a community wildfire protection plan or equivalent document less than ten years old for the purposes of protecting an at-risk community from damage or loss from wildfire, including but not limited to wildfire mitigation, fuel reduction, prevention and response.

States, non-profits, and other organizations may apply on behalf of communities that are at risk of wildfire, or those communities may apply directly. Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and other Organizations may also apply.

Full criteria for selecting proposals described in the NOFO.

This program has no statutory formula. Community wildfire protection plan grants must have 10% match. Projects under a community wildfire protection plan must have 25% match. Match may be waived for underserved communities.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Fiscal Year2025: One CWPP development project brings together residents, emergency personnel, and local stakeholders in a coordinated planning effort to assess, mitigate, and prevent wildfire risks, plan for educating residents on fire prevention and personal responsibility in reducing wildfire risks and enhance proactive mitigation strategies in the community. An implementation project promotes fire-adapted communities and resilient landscapes, improve public safety through outreach and education and establishment of regional workforce and wildfire mitigation partnerships to implement projects including roadside fuels reduction along community evacuation routes, shaded fuel breaks along strategic ridges and roads, prescribed fire units, and defensible space.