Grants Aimed to Improve Carbon
Sequestration and Reduce the Threat of Wildfires
Sacramento
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CAL FIRE has announced the release
of new Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and one-time drought related fire
prevention grants. These grants are aimed at reducing the threat of large wildfires
and meeting Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s goal of transitioning California to
a sustainable, low-carbon emission future.
“We are excited about this
opportunity to expand these programs and bolster the momentum of the work on
the ground being done thorough public private partnerships,” said Chief Ken
Pimlott, CAL FIRE director and state forester. “We will be hosting grant
workshops throughout the state to help facilitate the grant application process
for individuals and groups interested in applying for these grants.”
The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
grants will target improved carbon sequestration through CAL FIRE’s existing
resource management p
rograms focusing on the following
areas:
Urban and Community Forestry, Fuels
Reduction, Reforestation, Forest Pest Control, Forest Practice and Demonstration
State Forests Research.
The State Responsibility Area Fire
Prevention Fund grants are one-time funding intended to address the risk and
potential impact of wildfire on habitable structures in the State
Responsibility Area due to the severe impacts of the extreme drought California
is experiencing.
CAL FIRE would like to encourage a
wide range of applicants throughout the state to apply for this funding.
Interested parties can visit CAL
FIRE’s grants webpage at:
http://www.fire.ca.gov/grants/grants.php
for more information, progr
am contacts and a list of statewide
grant application public workshops
