The U.S. Department of Agriculture: Forest Service last week announced that Wisconsin is among four states set to receive $804,281 in Community Wildfire Defense grant awards.
These grants are part of more than $200 million being invested in 58 projects across 22 states and two tribes.
In total, the program is investing $1 billion over five years to assist at-risk communities, including tribal communities, nonprofit organizations, state forestry agencies and Alaska Native Corps. with planning for and mitigating wildfire risks on lands not managed by federal agencies.
Funding for Wisconsin will go toward a proposed project in the town of Townsend. Its Mitigation Plan for Optimizing Fuel Breaks in High-Risk Areas will receive $309,150.
The Forest Service will announce a fourth funding opportunity later this year.  Â
More information about the funded proposals, as well as announcements about the grant program, is available here. Â
