Community Wildfire Defense Grants Available Due Oct. 31
The second round of Community Wildfire Defense Grants (CWDG) applications is now open and submissions will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. eastern time on October 31, 2023.
Please share this exciting opportunity with our cooperators, collaborators, and NGO’s that are involved with/interested in community wildfire protection funding opportunities.
Fell free to share my contact information with our collaborative’s and I am happy to answer and questions that may come up.
Round 2 CWDG Information:
Round 2 has been announced !
- The four Round 2 NOFO opportunities are now live in grants.gov
- Applicant Webinars for CWDG Round 2 have been scheduled as follows. The application process in Round 2 is the same for all applicants (versus Round 1 where there were different processes for different regions), and any applicant in any region, area, or Tribe may attend any webinar, they will all have the same content, however, the August 10 Webinar will be more focused on Tribal applications and Tribal application Q&A.
This information will also be on the Forest Service CWDG website, link below.
To attend a webinar, please register in advance by clicking on the link following each date:
August 4, 2pm-4pm Eastern
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DOtCNZHVRym3gFKdzYlLUg
August 9, 2pm-4pm Eastern
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q-NLfp_HRR2zWoOQZgMprw
August 10, 2pm-4pm Eastern
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yxe-tURVSqqKl7EMJ5zOmQ
August 15, 2pm-4pm Eastern
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8XdtEXfHSYyk_XxdkOeGgA
Applicant Webinar recordings will be made available soon after the webinars for those unable to attend one of the live offerings, check back on the Forest Service CWDG website for recordings.
- Key Web Links
The Forest Service CWDG Website is updated with current Round 2 information. You can point applicants to the site for more info. https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/fire/grants
The Wildfire Risk To Communities CWDG Web Tool is a new tool for Round 2 that should help applicants and reviewers, we presented it in the program manager webinars and will cover it in the applicant webinars. https://wildfirerisk.org/cwdg-tool
Please share this information with all of your potential applicant contacts and networks.
Note – A separate email containing the applicant Webinar information is being sent to all Round 1 CWDG applicants as well.
Thank you
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