Summary
Wildland Fire Fuels Management and Community Assistance Program activities embody strategic investments in managing vegetation by reducing the intensity, severity, or negative effects of wildfire. These initiatives provide cost-effective benefits to the American people, help maintain and support communities in becoming fire adapted. Program activities include developing local capacities through assessment and planning, community and homeowner mitigation efforts, and implementation of fuels management treatments and activities. This involves training, monitoring, or implementing/maintaining fuels management on federal land or adjacent non-federal land to benefit federal resources, as well as assisting with wildfire prevention to mitigate risks to communities and their values. Additionally, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has an opportunity to collaborate with partner organizations to support these efforts, reducing the intensity, severity, risk, and impact of catastrophic wildfires on local communities through coordination, hazardous fuel reduction, and further education on wildfire prevention. These activities help create jobs and advance conservation and restoration efforts through planning and implementation of hazardous fuels reduction projects. This work aligns with administration priorities by strengthening partnerships, encouraging local wildfire preparedness and mitigation, and empowering community-driven wildfire risk reduction, while generating revenue and utilizing natural resources to support the American economy.
Eligibility
- Public and State Institutions of Higher Education
- State Governments
- Nonprofits Non Higher Education Without 501c3
- Nonprofits Having A 501(c)(3) Status With the Irs Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- Native American Tribal Governments Federally Recognized
- Special District Governments
- Native American Tribal Organizations Other Than Federally Recognized Tribal Governments
- City Or Township Governments
- County Governments
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
Funding categories
- Natural Resources
Official source and attribution
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