Closed · USDA-FS-2024-CWDG-CWSF · CFDA 10.720 · Discretionary
Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2024 (FY25) West
Federal grant opportunity posted by Forest Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $10M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 14, 2025
- Close date
- 100
- Expected awards
The verdict
Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2024 (FY25) West is a closed discretionary listing from Forest Service that offered Up to $10,000,000 across 100 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $10M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 100
- expected awards
- 10.720
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2024 (FY25) West - is cataloged under number USDA-FS-2024-CWDG-CWSF and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.720, posted by Forest Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on November 21, 2024 and last updated on February 14, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $10,000,000. The agency has projected $200.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 100 awards. If the agency funds the expected 100 awards from the $200.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $2.0 million. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on March 14, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $10,000,000
Close Date
March 14, 2025
Posted
November 21, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$200,000,000
Expected Awards
100
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
This announcement contains the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)/Instructions. To apply after reading the NOFO, visit the application portal at cwdg.forestrygrants.org. The purpose of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant is to assist at-risk local communities and Indian Tribes with planning and mitigating against the risk created by wildfire. The Act prioritizes at-risk communities in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential, are low-income, and/or have been impacted by a severe disaster. More details on these three priorities can be found in the Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs). The CWDG helps communities in the wildland urban interface (WUI) implement the three goals of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (Cohesive Strategy): Restore and Maintain Landscapes: Landscapes, regardless of jurisdictional boundaries, are resilient to fire, insect, disease, invasive species, and climate change disturbances, in accordance with management objectives. Create Fire Adapted Communities: Human populations and infrastructure are as prepared as possible to receive, respond to, and recover from wildland fire. Improve Wildfire Response: All jurisdictions participate in making and implementing safe, effective, efficient risk-based wildfire management decisions. This program is authorized in Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). There are two primary project types for which the grant provides funding: The development and revision of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) The implementation of projects described in a CWPP that is less than ten years old Applicant Webinars for CWDG Round 3 have been scheduled as follows. The application process in Round 3 is the same for all applicants. Any applicant in any region, area, or Tribe may attend any webinar, they will all have the same content, however, the December 4th 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: Monday, December 2nd, 2pm-4pm Eastern https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6-i032QISWGJhNKj6g-UyA Wednesday, December 4th, 12:30pm-2:30pm Eastern (Tribal focused) https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C6N_tnRGSwSgbZU0CFifrQ Friday, December 6th, 2pm-4pm Eastern 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 the Forest Service CWDG website for recordings. In addition to the webinars above, the Forest Service will be offering periodic "office hours" for applicants throughout the application period. Please visit the CWDG website below for dates and times.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 04, 06, 07, 11, 12, 13. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
CWDG Program Manager, Cooperative Fire
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