BLM Colorado: Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (US)

Deadline: 26-Aug-22

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado is inviting applications for its Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Programs that support the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy goals of restoring and maintaining Fire Resilient Landscapes, creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire.

This is to be accomplished by:

Planning and implementing strategies to protect communities and infrastructure and to enhance, restore or maintain forest and rangeland plant communities, including habitats that are critical for special status species and other highly valued resources and assets where they are at risk from wildlfire.
Promoting public understanding and facilitating citizen-driven efforts to reduce the threat and impact of wildfire through community planning, education, mitigation, community assistance, and fuels management on federal and non-federal land.
Fostering and promoting fuels management and community assistance coordination, cooperation, and partnerships with other federal, state, tribal, local government, nongovernment organizations, universities, and private entities.
Planning and implementing effective fuels treatment strategies that ensure resilient landscapes, emphasizes effectiveness as it relates to mitigating wildfire impacts, and help provide a safe and effective response to wildfire.
Coordination with other landowners and cooperators to ensure fuels treatments are planned and implemented across landscapes.
Enhance local and small business employment opportunities.

Program Strategic Goals

Accomplish fuels management activities on federal and non-federal land.
Develop and implement fire education, training, and/or community action plans/programs.
Conduct Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs), community wildfire assessments, and planning activities.
Expand community capability to enhance local employment opportunities.
Develop and implement short and long-term monitoring and maintenance plans for hazardous fuels reduction, community fire education and training, and community action programs.

Funding Information

Estimated Total Funding: $999,000
Maximum Award: $930,000
Minimum Award: $5,000
Anticipated Number of Awards: 5

Eligibility Criteria

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Individuals and for-profit organizations are ineligible to apply for awards under this NOFO.