Deadline: 31-Aug-22
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is pleased to announce the California Forest Improvement Program to encourage private and public investment in, and improved management of, California forest lands and resources.
This focus is to ensure adequate high quality timber supplies, related employment and other economic benefits, and the protection, maintenance, and enhancement of a productive and stable forest resource system for the benefit of present and future generations.
The program scope includes the improvement of all forest resources including fish and wildlife habitat, and soil and water quality. Cost-share assistance is provided to private and public ownerships containing 20 to 5,000 acres of forest land.
Cost-shared activities include:
- Preparation of a Forest Management Plan by a Registered Professional Forester (RPF)
- RPF Supervision of the following:
- Reforestation
- Website Preparation
- Trees and Planting
- Tree Shelters
- Booth Improvement
- Pre-Commercial Thinking or Release
- pruning
- Follow-up (includes mechanical, herbicide and/or slash disposal follow-up)
- Forestland conservation practices / fish and wildlife habitat improvement
Broadcast/controlled/cultural burning is not eligible for CFIP cost share.
Funding Information
CAL FIRE will be releasing approximately $1 to $2 million per period (every other month).
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for CFIP, landowners must own at least 20 acres of forestland but not more than 5,000 acres of forestland in California. The 20-acre minimum does not apply to forestland zoned timber production zone.
- Eligible landowners include private owners, government agencies, businesses, corporations, and non-federally owned Native American lands.
- The intent of the California Forest Improvement Act of 1978 is to ensure that investments in timber stand improvement funded by CFIP will yield future marketable forest products and/or improved natural resources. Land must be zoned for uses compatible with forest resource management. Land in Agricultural Preserve (Williamson Act) or Timberland Production Zone (TPZ) qualifies. Properties with conservation easements or zoned for residential and/or commercial development may be eligible, if the easements or zoning place no restriction on forest management practices.
For more information, visit CAL FIRE.
For more information, visit https://www.fire.ca.gov/grants/california-forest-improvement-program-cfip/