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=CalFire 2018 Grants for FY 2019=

There are funds available from CalFire for community fire prevention. 

http://calfire.ca.gov/fire_prevention/firepreventiongrants

The application's due date is December 19th. Through a series of steps the grants are awarded Sept 2019

Among the eligible grantees are water districts, such as the Butano Water Company

The types of things which can be done are
* Hazardous Fuel Reduction
* Fire Prevention Education
* Fire Prevention Planning
see the above link for details and examples

== Exploring activities within the Water Company's remit ==

=== Yes, by section === 
* Hazardous Fuel Reduction
** Vegetation clearance in critical locations - on BWC owned lots, or with permissions
** removal of ladder fuels - on BWC owned lots, or with permission
** Selective Tree Removal
** Modification of vegitation adjacent to roads
** reduction of fuel loading around hydrants, staging areas, and water drafting
** purchase of fuel removal equipment.
** remove of DEAD and DYING trees ( under various restrictions)
** green waste bin days, chipping days
   
* Fire Prevention Education
** workshops, meetings, collaterial & educational activities. ( this could cover some of the printing costs we've been picking up on our own)  
 
* Fire Prevention Planning
** Mapping; for example duplicating Ari's gear to accelerate the CalFire Canyon Mapping
** Creation of Community Wildfire Protection Plan ( probably a good idea )
** Development of Evacuation Plans ( back to Mapping )
** Development of the various Logging / Thinning plans
*** paying foresters for their expertise, for example.

=== Just No from CalFire ===
  Purchase of capital equipment greater than $100,000.
  Installation, creation, upgrade, or maintenance of fire protection features, such as roads, bridges, structure’s or water storage facilities.
  Any project submitted by a for profit company or corporation.
  Projects or activities with indirect costs greater than 12%.
  Projects or activities utilizing CAL FIRE staff without corresponding reimbursements or requests seeking funding for services already provided by CAL FIRE.
  Removal of dead and dying trees that do not pose a threat to public health and safety.

=== Options? ===
* remember, '''we're still allowed to sell timber''' as part of the fuel reduction projects.
* apply for cleanup funds for areas around hydrants and an identified 'water draw' ( creek areas )
* apply for cleanup funds for BWC owned lots, to served as 'educational example' as well. 
* Apply for development of Evac Plans, or Community Wildfire Protection Plans
* Equipment? chain saws, loppers, etc. Some stashed for emergency use?
* Mapping - our own gear so we can back-fill the CalFire / Ari mapping project w/out having to co-ordinate with SSEO

== Progress Log ==
=== ID request ===
Casey applied for a 2018 Fire Prevention grant application project number on the first-day-he-knew-about-it and the last-day-one-could-apply-for-the-darn-thing. That would be November 20, 2018. 

That request was granted Dec 3, 2018 around 8 in the morning! amazing.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ID 
! Who
! what
|-
| 18-FP-CSU-1140
| Butano Water Company
| Butano Canyon Fire Prevention Project
|}

=== Bootstrapping ID ===
A few days later another email arrived with a NIFC ID and temporary password. This ID is used to do the grant work flow. Part of what has to happen is to define the geographic area the Proposal will address.

http://www.arcgis.com/home/index.html

{| class="wikitable"
! ID
! password
! security question answer
|-
| casey.dunn_nifc
| butan04yn0n
| Cooper
|}


http://www.arcgis.com/home/index.html

When this account was created an invitation was extended to a group called 'Fire Prevention Grants FY18-19.' The accompanying letter asked for a survey to be completed, and for a bit of GIS mapping to be done. The survey is simply contact information. The mapping involves using ARCGIS ( Casey's used this before ) to mark the general region ( Butano Canyon ) and then specific spots. Of course CalFire understands that some grants won't have 'specific work areas.'

== CalFire Reference Material ( please add ) ==



    [http://calfire.ca.gov/downloads/CCI%20Fire%20Prevention%20Grants%20Release/2018-2019%20CCI%20Fire%20Prevention%20Program%20Grant%20Procedural%20Guide%20-Final.pdf 2018-2019 California Climate Investments Fire Prevention Grant Program Procedural Guide]
    [http://calfire.ca.gov/downloads/CCI%20Fire%20Prevention%20Grants%20Release/18-19%20Fire%20Prevention%20Program%20Grant%20Application.pdf 2018-2019 California Climate Investments Fire Prevention Grant Program Application (Best viewed with Internet Explorer IE)]
    [http://calfire.ca.gov/downloads/CCI%20Fire%20Prevention%20Grants%20Release/FY%202018-2019%20Fire%20Prevention%20Grants%20Budget%20Sheet.xlsx 2018-2019 California Climate Investments Fire Prevention Grant Program Project Budget Sheet]
    [http://calfire.ca.gov/downloads/CCI%20Fire%20Prevention%20Grants%20Release/2018-19_FP_GrantProgram_ScopeOfWork.docx 2018-2019 California Climate Investments Fire Prevention Grant Program Project Scope of Work (Template)]
    [http://calfire.ca.gov/downloads/CCI%20Fire%20Prevention%20Grants%20Release/Fire%20Prevention%20Grant%20Program%20FAQ%202018-2019.pdf 2018-2019 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)]
    [http://calfire.ca.gov/downloads/CCI%20Fire%20Prevention%20Grants%20Release/Progress%20Report%20Template.docx Fire Prevention Grant program Progress Report Template]
    [http://calfire.ca.gov/downloads/CCI%20Fire%20Prevention%20Grants%20Release/Final%20Report%20Template.docx Fire Prevention Grant Program Final Report Template]
    [http://calfire.ca.gov/downloads/CCI%20Fire%20Prevention%20Grants%20Release/FP%20Grant%20Invoice.xlsx Fire Prevention Grant Invoice Template]