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31 Jan
2026

State of California Sierra Nevada Conservancy WFRD

  Grant Amount: Maximum Grant Amount: not specified

Information

The State of California Sierra Nevada Conservancy is accepting applications for the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Directed grant program.

The primary focus of the Program is protecting people and communities.

California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan identifies three goals that are strongly aligned with the WIP: healthy and resilient natural places, safe communities, and sustainable economies. Both plans also stress the importance of climate resiliency, Regionally tailored solutions, the linkages between ecological and economic health, the importance of low-intensity fire, and the need to work strategically across land ownership boundaries.

Additionally, the Program aims to support projects that result in a combination of multiple watershed, ecosystem, and community benefits. Examples of such benefits include the reduced likelihood of high-intensity fire and the negative consequences of such fires; protection and enhancement of natural resources, habitat and recreation; improved air and water quality; increased carbon sequestration and reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; and supporting Regional economies.

All projects funded under the Program must be ready to proceed immediately upon award, commencing on-the­ ground work no later than October 15, 2026. The expectation is that projects will be completed within two years of initiating work on the ground.

Project Eligibility:

To be eligible to receive a grant award from the SNC under this Program, projects must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Have completed environmental compliance, or approval under the EPP 5 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program
  • Be an implementation project with on-the-ground improvements resulting in a clear, demonstrable, and enduring public benefit
  • Be located within the Sierra-Cascade Region as defined by current SNC governing legislation
  • Be consistent with the SNC mission and program areas as defined in the SNC Strategic Plan
  • Be consistent with the requirements of the funding source and budget provisions
  • Commence on-the-ground work no later than October 15, 2026

Eligible Activities:

The primary activities of the project must include at least one of the items below:

  • Removal of hazardous, dead, and/or dying trees • Removal of vegetation for the creation of strategic fuel breaks as identified by approved fire prevention plans, including without limitation, CAL FIRE Unit Fire Plans or Community Wildfire Protection Plans
  • Removal of vegetation for community defensible space
  • Removal of vegetation along roadways, highways, and freeways for the creation of safer ingress and egress routes for the public and responders and/or to reduce roadside ignitions
  • Removal of vegetation using cultural traditional ecological knowledge for cultural burning and/or prescribed fire treatments for fuels reduction

Improvements to previously established fuel breaks or fuels-modification projects

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Eligibility

Eligibility

• Public agencies: any city, county, special district, joint powers authority, state agency, or federal agency

• Qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations: "Nonprofit Organization" means a private, nonprofit organization that qualifies for exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code, and whose charitable purposes are consistent with the purposes of the SNC

• Eligible Tribal Entities: an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, or a tribal agency authorized by a tribe, which is one or both of the following: (1) Recognized by the United States and identified within the most current Federal Register; (2) Listed on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission as a California Native American tribe. Eligible tribal entities are encouraged to apply.

Deadline

Proposals will be accepted and reviewed on a continuous basis until January 31, 2026, or as long as funding is available under this program. Recommendations for grant approval may be made to the SNC Governing Board on a quarterly basis.

More Information

For more information, visit: https://sierranevada.ca.gov/grants/forest-watershed-health/

Category

  • Environment
  • Other / Miscellaneous