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Environment / Sustainability

Colorado State Forest Service accepting applications for 2010 Wildland-Urban Interface

June 4, 2009

The Colorado State Forest Service is accepting applications for the 2010 Wildland-Urban Interface Competitive Grant Program. The program makes funds available to homeowners associations, subdivisions, fire departments, fire protection districts, counties and others to implement projects that help mitigate wildfire hazards in the wildland-urban interface.

Funds to help mitigate wildfire hazards

Funds are available for hazardous fuels reduction, education and planning. Projects affiliated with established Community Wildfire Protection Plans will receive priority. All grants require a one-to-one match.

The State and Private Forestry Program of the U.S. Forest Service receives funding for the grants through federal appropriations. In Colorado, the Colorado State Forest Service, or CSFS, an agency of Colorado State University, administers the grants.

Colo. will compete for limited funds

"Colorado will compete with 17 Western states and territories for limited funds, so it's imperative that applications are complete, concise, specific and clearly demonstrate what will be accomplished," said Rich Homann, fire division supervisor from the Colorado State Forest Service.

Applications must be submitted to CSFS district offices. Check with local district office staff about their specific deadline. The districts will review, prioritize, and forward applications to the CSFS State Office by Aug. 20, 2009.

Important factors

The state office will consider several factors, including:

  • the existence of an established Community Wildfire Protection Plan;
  • whether the project addresses wildfire hazard mitigation across landscapes and watersheds;
  • whether it complements projects on adjacent lands including federal, state, tribal or private;
  • the relative benefit of the project compared with cost;
  • the probability of success based on clarity of project description and revenue/expenses; and
  • local organization or local government sponsorship of the project.

Additional information about the 2010 Wildland-Urban Interface Competitive Grant Program, including program criteria, instructions, application forms and reference documents, is available online at www.csfs.colostate.edu on the funding opportunities Web page. Local CSFS district office can provide assistance with the grant application process and project development.

The Colorado State Forest Service is an agency of the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University.

Contact: Jane Lopez
E-mail: Jane.Lopez@colostate.edu
Phone: (970) 491-8624