FOREST HEALTH & WILDFIRE RESILIENCE PROGRAM

Purpose: The Conservancy’s Forest Health and Wildfire Resilience Program will fund approximately $12 million in grants for ready-to-implement projects that reduce the risk of wildfire on public and protected lands. The goal of these grants is to take immediate action to improve fire safety of California’s communities and to restore the health and resilience of California forests, grasslands, and natural places. Proposed projects must be on public or protected lands. Planning projects are not eligible for this funding. Projects must meet at least one of the goals of California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan, including but not limited to: Fuels Reduction or Forest Thinning Projects Vegetation Management Prescribed Fire Shaded Fuel Breaks or Defensible Space projects Restoration and enhancement of fire-prone habitats using methods known to reduce fire risk There are no maximum or minimum grant amounts for this funding.

• PSCDisaster Prevention & Relief, Environment & Water

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