The Coalitions and Collaboratives Inc. (COCO) is currently accepting Concept Papers for its Action, Implementation & Mitigation (AIM) Program.
Donor Name: Coalitions and Collaboratives Inc. (COCO)
State: All States
County: All States
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000 – $75,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Coalitions and Collaboratives Inc. (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.
The AIM grant is available for a wide variety of capacity-building activities, including personnel, planning efforts and wildfire risk reduction work on non-federal lands.
COCO funds organizations across the country with a focus on programs and projects that increase communities’ ability to overcome barriers to successful community wildfire mitigation, multiplies the efforts, achieves quantifiable outcomes, supports equitable and inclusive community wildfire mitigation programs across the fence, and supports place-based solutions.
COCO will be looking to fund a variety of different types of projects across the country. Applicants must demonstrate how their proposal fits into the larger community wildfire strategy, including coordination with federal partners on nearby public lands.
Funding Information
Applicants must contribute a 100% match (cash or in-kind match is eligible). Award funding may range from $10,000 – $75,000.
Grant Period
Grants are contracted for a period of one year.
Eligibility Criteria
The organization must have a nonprofit (501c3) status or have a nonprofit or local government fiscal sponsor that may include:
- Conservation District
- Regional and local collaborative efforts
- Fire Safe Councils and/or Wildfire Councils
- Non-profit groups that promote hazardous forest fuel reduction treatment projects in partnership with local, state or private entities
- Fire departments
- Tribal authorities
- City or county government
Additional eligibility qualifications
- Communities at high risk to wildfire in proximity to public lands
- Organizations or community groups currently conducting or planning pre-fire mitigation activities aimed at protecting their communities, watersheds and ecosystems
- Groups seeking funding and/or mentorship to increase local capacity and conduct pre-fire mitigation/risk reduction activities
- Organizations willing to collaboratively work with COCO staff to develop their mitigation projects and proposal for funding
- Organizations willing to share their lessons, challenges and successes with national, state and/or local Fire Adapted Communities Networks
- Organizations that can provide match in the form of cash or in-kind services (including volunteer hours)
- Organizations must comply with all grant reporting requirements and meet project completion milestones and deadlines
For more information, visit AIM Program Grant.