After the Flames
Community recovery post wildfire.
Note: Organization is based in Colorado, but contains many helpful sources.
Community Resilience
Coalitions and Collaboratives AIM Grant
COCO (a Colorado-based nonprofit) started the Action, Implementation and Mitigation (AIM) Program to accelerate fire adaptation concepts and reduce the risk from wildfire across the U.S. by increasing capacity and on-the-ground work.
COCO hopes to increase community resilience, restore fire-adapted ecosystems and create safer conditions for residents and firefighters.
This funding opportunity is open to organizations working to advance wildfire risk reduction. Applicants must demonstrate how their proposal fits into the larger community wildfire strategy, including coordination with federal partners on nearby public lands. Applicants must contribute a 100% match (cash or in-kind match is eligible). Award funding may range from $10,000 – $75,000. Grants are contracted for a period of one year.
Community Navigator Resource Library
A collection of resources such as guidance documents, products, tools, and trainings to help you submit successful grant applications and build sustainable programs for climate mitigation and forest resilience.
Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program
Community Wildfire Defense Grants (CWDG) help communities and Tribes plan for and reduce wildfire risk and implement the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy.
Prioritizes communities that:
Are in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential,
Are low income or,
Have been impacted by a severe disaster within the previous 10 years which increased wildfire risk and/or hazard.
Funds can be used to: Develop and revise Community Wildfire Protection Plans Implement projects described in a Community Wildfire Protection Plan that are less than ten years old.
Community Wildfire Defense Grants
The U.S. Forest Service’s Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) program is intended to help at-risk communities and Tribes plan for and reduce the risk of wildfire.
Use this source to find eligible grants, as well as tips on writing your grant proposal.
Community Wildfire Planning Center Resources
The Community Wildfire Planning Center (CWPC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to leading the strategic connections between land use planning, building and development practices, and wildfire risk.
Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) Portal and Data Library
The CWPP Portal and Data Library offers a range of resources for wildfire risk mitigation practitioners and researchers. Data encompass 20,000+ records of individuals’ participation in 1,000+ CWPPs in 11 states of the fire-prone US West, attributes of individuals and plans, and the plan documents themselves.
Explore Your Wildfire Risk
Use this tool to explore location specific wildfire risk. Includes grant-writing assistance. Visit the Wildfire Risk website here!
Federal Grants
Fire Adapted Communities
The following data library offers a range of resources for wildfire risk mitigation practitioners and researchers
Fire Adapted Communities Grant Primer
Fire Adapted Communities CWDG Primer: Preparing to Apply for Community Wildfire Defense Grants
Visit Round One here! Visit Round Two here! Visit Round Three here!
FireWise Resources
Firewise USA® has a variety of resources to assist homeowners, program participants, and other wildfire stakeholders as they travel down the path to wildfire risk reduction.
Grant Writing Basics
Developing a proofreading strategy can greatly improve the quality of your federal grant application. Here are some tips from grant-making offices across the government that you can use for developing this strategy.
Home Fire Escape Plans
US Fire Administration’s site direction how to prepare for home fires.
International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) Magazine and Newsletter
Access the IAWF newsletters and magazine publications.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Blogs and Articles
Get all the latest news, analysis, and more from NFPA
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Risk Reduction Resources
Explore possible actions using the Education and Research tab.
Nature Conservancy
Roadmap for Wildfire Resilience: How to Get There from Here
In 2022, TNC partnered with the Aspen Institute to develop a set of transformative wildfire resilience policy solutions. The partnership hosted a series of workshops that sought input from all levels of government, Tribal Nations, the private sector, fire-prone communities, philanthropists, academics and other stakeholders, culminating in the publication in March 2023 of the Roadmap for Wildfire Resilience: Solutions for a Paradigm Shift.
Ready Set Go! Evacuation Plans
PDF and website explaining the evacuation process and how to prepare.
Request a Community Mitigation Assistance Team
CMATs work closely with Incident Management Teams, the Forest Service or other land management agencies and community residents and leaders to identify mitigation opportunities before a fire impacts the community.
Request a Community Navigator
COCO is partnering with the US Forest Service and a team of national and regional nonprofits to deliver Community Navigator services.
Community Navigators support communities in accessing federal funding opportunities to build capacity for wildfire risk reduction and community resilience.
Rocky Mountain Research Station- Science You Can Use 101
Pamphlet containing information about how to measure and reduce your wildfire risk.
The Fire Networks Blog
Features stories and information from a diversity of perspectives including successes, lessons learned, resources, and even failures related to community wildfire resilience.
Weekly blogs.
U.S. Fire Administration Community Resilience
US Fire Administration’s site direction on fire adapted communities
Wildfire Action Plan
Document entailing how to get you and your family ready for potential wildfires.
Wildfire Risk to Communities
Wildfire Risk to Communities is a free, easy-to-use website with interactive maps, charts, and resources to help communities understand, explore, and reduce wildfire risk.