California Statewide Wildfire Safety and Preparedness Funding

Overview

Background

The California Fire Foundation (CFF) is a statewide nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization based in Sacramento, CA. Formed in 1987, CFF’s mandate includes an array of survivor assistance projects and community initiatives. Since launching our first funding cycle, over 80% of Governor declared disasters have been wildfire related. The last few fire years in particular have been the deadliest and most destructive in California’s history.

Catastrophic, climate-caused disaster events pose a significant risk to the public’s safety. But, too often, under-resourced communities in high-threat areas lack the resources and information needed to stay safe. CFF, fire departments, local firefighter associations and other community-based organizations are positioned to work in partnership -- providing needed resources to help mitigate the risk of wildfires and other climate-caused disasters. Our grantees are tackling some of the state’s toughest disaster risk needs. Each year, requests for grant funding steadily increase -- with every funding cycle often more competitive than the last.

Focus Areas

The California Fire Foundation supports projects that actively address wildfire preparedness and/or prevention needs, which protect and enhance the public’s safety or the safety of California’s firefighters and other first responders, including:

* Vegetation Mitigation & Fuels Reduction
* Education, Planning and/or Community Outreach Campaigns
* Personal Protective Equipment
* Specialized Firefighting Equipment

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Applicant must be a California-based fire department, firefighter association or a nonprofit organization.
* Other groups may apply when doing so in collaboration with one of the three above-referenced entities, including fiscal agents;
* Fire departments serving and firefighter associations representing the same community, or whose personnel/members serve the same geographic region, are eligible to individually apply for funding;
* Project must benefit communities in California, with priority given to disinvested communities and historically marginalized populations located in high-threat areas;
* Requested amount should not exceed $25,000 (requests outside of this range will be considered on an as-needed basis)

Ineligibility

* CFF does not require matching funds.