Southern California Wildfire Preparedness & Education 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 change-driven events pose a significant risk to the public’s safety. But, too often, under-resourced communities in high-fire 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 change-driven disasters.

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 or Community Outreach Campaigns
* Personal Protective Equipment
* Specialized Firefighting Equipment
* First Responder Training

Please see FAQs for additional guidelines.

Eligibility

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

* California-based fire departments, firefighter associations and nonprofit organizations located in Southern California Edison’s service area are encouraged to apply

* Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Tuolumne, Tulare and Ventura

* Applicant must be a California-based fire department, firefighter association or a nonprofit organization located in Southern California Edison’s service area.
* 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 within Edison's service area, or whose personnel/members serve the same geographic region, are eligible to individually apply for funding;
* Requested amount should not exceed $15,000 (requests outside of this range will be considered on an as-needed basis)

Ineligibility

* CFF does not require matching funds.