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Community Wildfire Defense Grant Webinar - Tribal focused

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM) (EST)

Description

Community Wildfire Defense Grants (CWDG) help communities and Tribes plan for and reduce wildfire risk and implement the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy.

Launched in 2022, the $1 billion five-year competitive grant program funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law prioritizes communities that:

  • Are in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential,  
  • Are low income or,
  • Have been impacted by a severe disaster within the previous 10 years which increased wildfire risk and/or hazard.  

Funds can be used to:

News and Announcements 2024

Round 3 Notice of Funding Opportunity coming soon.

Applicant Webinars

The application process in Round 3 is the same for all applicants. Any applicant in any region, area, or Tribe may attend any webinar as they will all have the same content, however, the December 4th webinar will be more focused on Tribal applications and Tribal application Q&A.

To attend a webinar, please register in advance by clicking on the link following each date:


Applicant webinar recordings will be made available soon after the webinars for those unable to attend one of the live offerings. Check back on this website for recordings.

In addition to the webinars above, the Forest Service will be offering periodic "office hours" for applicants throughout the application period.  


The first office hours webinar will be December 18, 2024, 2-4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Registration is not required. 

Click on the link to join https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82666175113
Meeting ID: 826 6617 5113
One tap mobile: +17207072699,,82666175113#


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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM) (EST)

December 4, 2024, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST

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