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New criteria for provincial grants will help fund eligible wildfire risk reduction projects.
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Province investing in wildfire risk reduction
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BC is updating its programs to further reduce the risk of wildfire.
New criteria for Community Resiliency Investment program grants will fund eligible wildfire risk reduction projects. The new criteria is being implemented in response to feedback from Indigenous communities and local governments.
The primary goal of the Community Resiliency Investment program is to reduce wildfire risks and impacts in BC communities. Indigenous communities and local governments can use CRI grants to undertake wildfire risk reduction and fire prevention activities, including those on public, reserve and private land.
Changes to the program’s criteria and eligible activities for the FireSmart Community Funding and Supports category will be in effect for the 2021 application intake and include the following:
• Regional districts may now submit a single application for eligible, collaborative FireSmart projects that include multiple electoral areas. The maximum base funding may be increased by up to $50,000 for each electoral area included in the application.
• The grant amount for eligible applicants facing a lower wildfire risk has been increased from a maximum of $25,000 to a maximum of $50,000.
• The new Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan supplemental instruction guide and template are now available to help communities assess wildfire risks and guide their risk reduction activities. The new template is a result of a comprehensive review of the government’s approach to community wildfire resiliency planning, conducted by the BC FireSmart Committee and the BC Wildfire Service.The application intake for the FireSmart Community Funding and Supports category is open and runs until Oct. 9. Program materials and information about how to apply are available on the Union of British Columbia Municipalities website: www.ubcm.ca/cri.
To learn more about the Community Resiliency Investment program, click here.
To read more about the FireSmart program and the seven FireSmart disciplines, click here.
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