The information will also be available on the NMAC website at www.nmcounties.org under Funding Opportunities/Public Safety/Fire at http://www.nmcounties.org/fundingopportunities.html.  Funding for this program is provided by the National Fire Plan through the Department of the Interior/Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in cooperation with NMAC.  The program targets at-risk communities by offering seed money to help defray the costs of reducing wildland fire risk to non-federal WUI areas in New Mexico.  Funding is intended to directly benefit communities that may be impacted by wildland fire initiating from or spreading to BLM public land.
 
The 2012-2013 Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant Program grant cycle will give priority to applicants who request funding for Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) updates and outreach and education projects that encourage reducing wildfire risk on non-federal lands and can show a direct benefit to BLM lands.  Requirements for CWPP updates are included with the program information. A limited number of hazardous fuel reduction projects will also be considered.

Please review all materials thoroughly and complete the submission checklist before submitting your application packet.  Incomplete applications will not be accepted. All packets must be received by the New Mexico Association of Counties office by 5:00 pm on March 2, 2012.  If you have specific inquiries about the New Mexico Association of Counties, Wildfire Risk Reduction Program, Application for Funding, or grant distributions please contact Joy Esparsen at (505) 820-8111 or via email at jesparsen@nmcounties.org.
 
Thank you,
 
 
Joy Esparsen
Intergovernmental Relations Director
New Mexico Association of Counties
613 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 820-8111 office
(505) 660-9629 cell
(505) 983-4396 fax

Posted by Linda Gaume Jaramillo on 01/17 at 10:40 AM
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