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For Hawai‘i, where over the past decade greater than 1,000 wildfires have burned an average of more than 17,000-acres each year, and where the wildfire season is year-round, this opportunity can help communities across the state.Īpplicants can contact Michael Walker at for more information. The grants are intended to help at-risk communities become better prepared and more resilient to wildfire risks. Improve Wildfire Response: All jurisdictions participate in making and implementing safe, effective, efficient risk-based wildfire management decisions.Create Fire-Adapted Communities: Human populations and infrastructure can withstand a wildfire without loss of life and property.

Restore and Maintain Landscapes: Landscapes across all jurisdictions are resilient to fire-related disturbances, in accordance with management objectives.

The CWDG Program is anchored in the three goals of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy: The application window is open through October 7, 2022. Grants prioritize communities in areas identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential, are low-income, and/or have been impacted by a severe disaster. The Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program is offering funding to assist communities to prevent, plan, and mitigate for wildfire risks.

Dealing with serious fire threats to human safety, infrastructure, native ecosystems and wildlife, agricultural production, watersheds, and more, can leave both rural and urban communities overwhelmed. (HONOLULU) – Each year wildfires burn thousands of acres of land in Hawai‘i impacting communities and natural resources. DLNR News Release – FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FROM COMMUNITY WILDFIRE DEFENSE GRANT Posted on in Latest Department News, Newsroom