The North
Carolina Divison of Forest Resources has established a
Firewise Action/Mitigation Grant Program utilizing funding
from the National
Fire Plan. Communities which
have developed an approved fire mitigation plan may be
eligible for up to $18,000 per year to complete actions
detailed in the plan.
Eligible communities must include a fire department
district, be an organized township, neighborhood, rural
community or tribal district. The grant is available
to applicants with local populations of less than 10,000.
All projects must be located on publicly owned land or
land controlled by the community applying for the grant.
The North Carolina Firewise Action/ Mitigation Grant
is a cost-share program. Financial
assistance on any project during any fiscal year cannot exceed 80% of the
actual expenditures, including expenditures of local, public and private
nonprofit organizations participating in the agreement. The applicant, from
sources other than federal, must contribute 20% of the total cost of the
project. This amount may be in the form of cash or in-kind services.
Grants received for this program can be used for assessing
the current wildfire hazard in your
community, the prescribed removal of hazard fuels, and
other mitigation as recognized in the initial assessment;
for example –dry hydrants, signage,
gate construction on emergency access roads, GIS mapping of the community,
public education programs and to enhance public safety toward wildfires in
the wildland-urban interface.
These grants cannot be used for capital purchases such
as buildings, equipment or
vehicles; building roads to access the community other than a gated emergency
access;
consulting services other than for wildfire safety and preparedness; and any
other actions
outside the intent of the National Fire Plan.
If
you need any further assistance, please contact one
of the
N.C. Firewise
regional coordinators: |
