Division of Forestry and Wildlife

Seeking providers for

two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service competitive grant programs:

Wildland-Urban Interface and Landscape Scale Restoration Grants

DOFAW is looking for other non-federal landowners, agencies and organizations interested in collaborating on joint projects across land ownership and management boundaries for both programs:

WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE GRANTS

Funds to mitigate risk from wildland fire within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) are available and awarded annually through a competitive process with emphasis on:

• hazard fuel reduction in the WUI;
• information and education;
• assessment and planning; and
• monitoring through community and landowner action.

Projects that DO NOT qualify include suppression capacity building, such as the purchase of fire department equipment. Applications must describe how the project connects with the goals of the Hawaii Forest Action Plan and an existing Community Wildfire Protection Plan. See 2021 WUI Grant Criteria and Instructions for more information.

LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION GRANTS

Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) grants address priority landscapes and/or issues identified in the Hawaii Forest Action Plan and encourage collaborative, science-based restoration projects that encompass a diversity of ownerships at a scale that can address the restoration objectives identified in the project.

Eligible activities following priorities outlined in the Hawaii Forest Action Plan include:

1. Water Quality and Quantity
2. Forest Health: Invasive Species, Insects, and Disease
3. Wildfire
4. Urban and Community Forestry
5. Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
6. Conservation of Native Biodiversity
7. Hunting, Nature-Based Recreation, and Tourism
8. Forest Products and Carbon Sequestration
9. U.S. Tropical Island State and Territorial Issues

Ineligible activities include but are not limited to purchasing of land, purchasing of technical equipment greater than $5,000 without prior approval by USFS, work on federal land, construction (e.g. new buildings or roads), and research-related activities.

See the FY 2021 LSR National Overview and Western Guidance document for more information.

DEADLINES

WUI and LSR grant applications for 2021 will be accepted by the Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) via email only until 12:00 PM (HST) September 30th, 2021.

Email WUI applications* to Michael Walker (State Fire Protection Forester) using subject header “WUI Request for Interest”

Email LSR applications* to Tanya Rubenstein (Cooperative Resource Management Forester) using subject header “LSR Request for Interest”

 *All submitted responses must be on the appropriate application form, linked above, and must be editable (i.e. in fillable pdf or MS Word format only). Use English only, and provide all financial information in U.S. dollars. All applications are reviewed and prioritized by DOFAW and DOFAW will load selected proposals into the relevant online system for submission for the competitive western region review/scoring process.

NOTE: Non-federal landowners, agencies and organizations interested in applying to either grant are asked to register their organization by September 5th, 2021 providing a contact name, address, phone number, and email address to the relevant DOFAW point of contact above, otherwise you will not receive notification of any changes or addendums.