2025 Hazard Mitigation-Cross Boundary Community Assistance - Focused Funding

This is a focused, non-competitive federal award for FY25 Cross Boundary Wildfire Mitigation on Non-Federal Lands grant funds which are for use on non-federal lands that are near National Forests.  Activities funded under this program should include hazardous fuels reduction activities; development and implementation of Community Wildfire Protection Plans, or equivalent; technical assistance; and training or monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management activities on non-federal lands that also benefit resources on federal land.  For projects identified in this narrative, priority is given to areas that pose the highest risk to communities and any priority areas identified in applicable State-wide forest resource assessments (State Forest Action Plan), shared stewardship priorities, or strategies under section 2(A) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101a(a)), as mutually agreed to by the State Forester and the Regional Forester.  Maximum award amount is $107,500 per applicant. Please note: Prior to applying for an award under this funding opportunity, applicants must first read DOF Grant FAQs, which is located on the SAP homepage in the User Guide section of the Announcements box. This document covers ineligible expenses and explains the expectations for both project management and successful claim submissions.Applications for this funding opportunity must be submitted through SAP which is accessible via the URL below:https://vaforestry.webgrantscloud.com/logout.doApplications may not be submitted through eVA.