The Events Calendar includes not just NATHPO events but also trainings, exhibits, shows, conferences, and consultations put on by our community partners and are listed solely to provide information and are not endorsed by NATHPO.
Please feel free to submit an event using the (+); as soon as it is approved, it will appear on the calendar.
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:
- Develop and revise Community Wildfire Protection Plans
- Implement projects described in a Community Wildfire Protection Plan that are less than ten years old.
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:
- Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (Tribal focused)
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C6N_tnRGSwSgbZU0CFifrQ - Friday, December 6, 2024, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Jnadv39gSPKwBv9qYqeAGQ
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#
December 4, 2024, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST
White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA): White House Council on Native American Affairs (bia.gov)
Consultations and Listening Sessions Schedule (bia.gov)
Department of the Interior - Indian Affairs: Upcoming Tribal Consultations | U.S. Department of the Interior (doi.gov)
Pow Wow Calendar: Upcoming Native American Pow Wows