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Community Firewise Grants

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THIS GRANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””]PURPOSE OF FUNDING
Meeting the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy goals for Wildfire Risk Reduction (WRR).

To provide municipalities, communities and other qualifying organizations a cost-share incentive to:

  1. Obtain Firewise Community/USA designation.
  2. Implement hazard mitigation activities.
  3. Train community Firewise liaisons.
  4. Conduct outreach and awareness activities in the community.

APPLICATION 
THIS GRANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED

SOURCE OF FUNDING 
USDA Forest Service- through the Cohesive Fire Strategy Grants.

STATUTORY CITATION 
N.J.S.A. 13:1D-9 (q), (r ) and N.J.S.A. 13:9 et seq.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE 
NJ counties, municipalities, and homeowner associations.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION 
Communities located in documented wildfire risk areas that have met the criteria for Firewise Communities/USA designation.

GRANT LIMITATIONS 
Funding is limited to half of the project cost, up to $5,000 per Firewise community.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES 
Community Firewise Grant applications are accepted via NJ Department of Environmental Protection, System for Administering Grants Electronically (NJDEP SAGE) www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/fire/program/firewise-grant.html.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  
Training provided in-house on a case-by-case basis and through Firewise USA and NFPA

FOR MORE INFORMATION 
Joseph Battersby, Division Forest Firewarden
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