Biden administration announces nearly $200 million for wildfire resilience

Feds to send nearly $200 million to help communities prepare for wildfires - Alaska Beacon

Smoke rises from a fire that burned down the Aniak River Lodge in June 2020. The fire was 25 miles from Aniak, which was among the communities that received federal funding to plan for wildfires announced on Monday. (Alaska Division of Forestry photo) The Biden administration will send $197 million from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law to help communities prepare for wildfires this summer, Vice President Kamala Harris and other administrat…

Harris unveils $197 million for wildfire resilience as California's fire season looms

The new funds are aimed at helping more than 100 at-risk communities in 22 states protect themselves against wildfires.

Feds to send nearly $200 million to help communities prepare for wildfires

The Biden administration will send $197 million from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law to help communities prepare for wildfires this summer, Vice President Kamala Harris and other administration officials said

Biden administration announces nearly $200 million for wildfire resilience

The Biden administration on Monday announced a new award of $197 million toward wildfire resilience through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funds. On a call with reporters Monday, Vice President Harris, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu said the funding would aid in 100 specific resilience efforts for communities in 22 states. Resilience…

Biden Administration to announce new community funding for wildfire prevention Monday

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will gather with other national leaders in the nation's capitol to announce new funding to help protect high-risk communities from wildfires ahead of this year's fire season and in the future. The White House Harris will meet at 1 p.m. MDT with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Mitch Landrieu, senior advisor to the President and infrastructure implementation coordinator. No furth…

Biden-Harris Administration Invests Nearly $200M from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Reduce Wildfire Risk to Communities across State, Private and Tribal Lands

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2023 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is investing $197 million in 100 project proposals benefiting 22 states and seven tribes, as part of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program.