The FY 2025 WUI grant application period opened on September 13, 2024, and closed on December 20, 2024. The next round of funding will be announced in the fall of 2025. The State of Alaska was awarded WUI funding for 2 projects that will help to reduce wildfire risk in high risk areas of the state.
$214,145 - Implementation funding for a shaded fuel break bordering the Keystone neighborhood near Fairbanks.
$295,430 - Planning funding for a Community Wildfire Protection Plan for the McGrath,Takotna, Nikolai & Telida (MTNT) communities.
The National Fire Plan (NFP) is a long-term strategy for reducing the effects of catastrophic wildfires throughout the nation. The Division of Forestry & Fire Protection's NFP Program is implemented within the Division's Fire and Aviation Program through the existing USDA Forest Service, State, Private, and Tribal Forestry, State Fire Assistance Program. Congress has provided increased funding assistance to states through the USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry programs since 2001. The focus of much of this additional funding was mitigating risk in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas.
The 10-Year Comprehensive Strategy focuses on assisting people and communities in the WUI to moderate the threat of catastrophic fire through the four broad goals of improving prevention and suppression, reducing hazardous fuels, restoring fire-adapted ecosystems, and promoting community assistance. The Western States Wildland Urban Interface Grant may be used to apply for financial assistance towards hazardous fuels and educational projects within the four goals of: improved prevention, reduction of hazardous fuels, restoration of fire-adapted ecosystems and promotion of community assistance.
Entities eligible to apply for the Western Wildland Urban Interface Grants are state and local governments, native corporations and non-profits. Private citizens wishing to remove hazardous fuels on their property contact the Division of Forestry & Fire Protection Stewardship Program: http://forestry.alaska.gov/stewardship/index
2024 Grant Information
- Western WUI Grant Application (PDF)
- Grant criteria and instructions (PDF)
- 2024 Western WUI Competitive Grant Process Powerpoint (Powerpoint)
For more information contact: emma.kramer@alaska.gov