The California Fire Foundation supports projects that actively address wildfire preparedness and/or prevention needs, which protect and enhance the public’s safety or the safety of California’s firefighters and other first responders.
Donor Name: California Fire Foundation (CFF)
State: California
County: Los Angeles County (CA), Orange County (CA), Riverside County (CA), San Bernardino County (CA), San Diego County (CA), Santa Barbara County (CA), Ventura County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/25/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The California Fire Foundation (CFF) is a statewide nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization based in Sacramento, CA. Formed in 1987, CFF’s mandate includes an array of survivor assistance projects and community initiatives. Since launching the first funding cycle, over 80% of Governor declared disasters have been wildfire related. The last few fire years in particular have been the deadliest and most destructive in California’s history.
Funding Areas
- Vegetation Mitigation & Fuels Reduction Efforts
- Education, Planning and/or Community Outreach Campaigns
- Personal Protective Equipment or Specialized Firefighting Equipment Purchases
In this cycle, applications will be accepted from those within Southern California Edison’s service area. Funding priority will be extended to eligible applicants whose wildfire prevention or preparedness projects serve under-resourced communities at heightened wildfire risk and/or socially vulnerable populations, including low-income and impoverished, minority status, limited English proficiency, disability, and seniors or older adults, just to name a few.
Funding Information
Up to $15K available for projects.
Eligibility Criteria
- Southern, Central, and Coastal California-based fire departments, firefighter associations, federally-recognized tribes, and local nonprofit organizations encouraged to apply!
- Applicant must be a California-based fire department, firefighter association or a nonprofit organization located in Southern California Edison’s service area. Other groups may apply when doing so in collaboration with one of the three above-referenced entities, including fiscal agents.
- Fire departments serving and firefighter associations representing the same community within Edison’s service area, or whose personnel/members serve the same geographic region, are eligible to individually apply for funding;
- Project must benefit communities served by Southern California Edison, with priority given to under-resourced communities and socially vulnerable populations in high fire-threat areas;
- Requested amount should not exceed $15,000 (requests outside of this range will be considered on an as-needed basis);
- CFF does not require matching funds; and
- Funding decisions are generally communicated within six to eight weeks after the application window closes.
For more information, visit California Fire Foundation.