The Department of Interior (DOI) is offering the Wildland-Urban Interface Community Assistance Grant for Fiscal Year 2009 to support efforts in reducing fire risks in the wildland-urban interface near DOI-managed lands. This program aims to minimize fire-related losses in rural economies, enhance local mitigation, and decrease wildland fire suppression costs. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, non-profits, educational institutions, and Tribes. Funding priorities are determined based on need, proximity to DOI lands, partnership with DOI, and other relevant factors. Applications are reviewed collaboratively, and grants are awarded accordingly. Deadline for submissions is February 8, 2008.
Opportunity ID: 40446
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OR-RFA08-0102 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Wildland-Urban Interface Community Assistance, Oregon/Washington for Fiscal Year 2009 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.228 — National Fire Plan – Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 11, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 08, 2008 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 08, 2008 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 09, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,750,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description: | The wildland-urban interface community assistance program provides funding to state and local governments, non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and Tribes to reduce risk of fire in the wildland-urban interface in the vicinity of lands managed by the Department of Interior (DOI). This program seeks to decrease wildland fire-related losses to rural economies through enhanced local mitigation; and to help reduce Federal, state, tribal and local expenditures on wildland fire suppression, particularly in the wildland-urban interface. All applications and pre-application material received by DOI bureaus within each state are reviewed and prioritized collaboratively. Priority for, and amount of funding awarded per grantee is based on relative need, proximity to, and partnership with DOI lands and bureaus, and other factors. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Pamella Sterling
Contract Specialist Phone 503-808-6221 Email:pam_sterling@blm.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 40446 Full Announcement-1 -> OR-RFA08-0102 WUI FY09 1-11-08.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Pamella Sterling Contract Specialist Phone 503-808-6221 Email: pam_sterling@blm.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.228 | PKG00005979 | Jan 11, 2008 | Feb 08, 2008 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
40446 SF424_Mandatory-1.1.pdf
40446 Mandatory_SF424B-1.1.pdf
40446 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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