Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FS 2019 WRR WR
The Forest Service - Wildfire Risk Reduction / Wildfire Response RFA 2019 (Funding Opportunity Number: USDA FS 2019 WRR WR) is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (CFDA 10.664). It was created on November 5, 2018, with an original application closing date of December 21, 2018. The program is set up as a competitive Request for Applications under the Northeastern Area Cohesive Fire Strategy, and it focuses on advancing coordinated, cross-boundary wildfire work in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States.
At the center of this opportunity is the Forest Service concept of "Moving Toward Shared Stewardship Across Landscapes," which is essentially a strategy for making smarter, more targeted investments across large areas that cut across ownership and jurisdictional lines. The idea is that wildfire risk does not stop at city limits or property boundaries, so planning and implementation should happen at the scale where it can actually change outcomes, whether that is a watershed, a multi-county region, or a mix of federal, state, tribal, and private lands. Projects supported under this RFA are meant to reduce wildfire risk and improve results by encouraging partners to co-manage risk, align priorities, and implement actions that make landscapes and communities more resilient.
The RFA is designed to support the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (often referred to as the National Cohesive Strategy or NCS). Applicants are expected to frame proposed work in terms of the three national goals that guide the Cohesive Strategy. The first goal, "Restore and Maintain Landscapes," emphasizes making landscapes across all jurisdictions more resilient to fire-related disturbances, consistent with management objectives. In practice, this can include work that improves forest and vegetation conditions, addresses hazardous fuels, and supports long-term ecosystem function so that when fire occurs it behaves more within a manageable range and causes less severe damage.
The second goal, "Create Fire Adapted Communities," focuses on helping communities live with wildfire risk in a way that protects people, property, and critical infrastructure. The intent is that human populations and built assets can withstand wildfire without loss of life and property. While the RFA text provided does not list specific project types, this goal commonly aligns with community planning, mitigation actions, education and outreach, preparedness efforts, and measures that reduce structural vulnerability and improve community response readiness in high-risk areas.
The third goal, "Improve Wildfire Response," is aimed at strengthening how agencies and partners make decisions and act during wildfire incidents. The stated objective is for all jurisdictions to participate in making and implementing safe, effective, efficient, risk-based wildfire management decisions. This goal signals an emphasis on coordination, shared operating practices, and response improvements that reduce risk to firefighters and the public while improving overall incident outcomes. Projects aligned with this goal typically support capacity building, interagency coordination, training, planning, or other efforts that make wildfire response more consistent and risk-informed across organizations.
Funding is provided through grants, with an award ceiling of $150,000, and the Forest Service anticipated making about 15 awards under this announcement. A wide range of applicant types are eligible, reflecting the cross-jurisdictional nature of the Cohesive Strategy and Shared Stewardship approach. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) nonprofits and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, as specified); and other applicants as allowed under additional eligibility guidance referenced in the full announcement.
Overall, this 2019 RFA is best understood as a regional competitive funding opportunity intended to move wildfire work beyond isolated projects and toward coordinated, landscape-scale risk reduction and response improvements. By tying funding directly to the three Cohesive Strategy goals, the Forest Service is signaling that successful applications should clearly connect proposed activities to measurable improvements in landscape resilience, community adaptation to wildfire, and the safety and effectiveness of wildfire response across the Midwest and Northeast.Apply for USDA FS 2019 WRR WR
- The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Forest Service -Wildfire Risk Reduction / Wildfire Response RFA 2019" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.664.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 05, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 21, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: 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), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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