RFFC Sierra-Cascade-Inyo Region

Location: Sierra Nevada Area

Total Dollars Awarded: $23,170,000

Funding Received: $23,170,000

SNC is working to increase regional capacity to plan and implement projects that improve forest health and fire resiliency.

This funding will allow SNC to work closely with existing RFFC subgrantees and other sub regional partners, as well as

Sierra Nevada Tribes and the Intertribal Indigenous Stewardship Council, to identify an effective suite of subgrants to

help meet needs across the RFFC planning areas so that the Sierra Nevada Region as a whole can level up in its

collective capacity to plan, fund, and implement restoration projects to increase the pace and scale of forest

resilience projects. Subgrants will include:

Additional allocations to subgrantees for expanded capacity building, planning, project development, or demonstration projects
Allocations to new Subgrantees for capacity building, planning, and project development, focusing on areas or partners not fully covered in the initial rollout of the RFFC program
Technical assistance Subgrants or contracts for activities that support one or more RFFC planning areas.

This funding will help build the capacity of SNC and their partners, help increase the scale and speed of project development so that implementation programs have extensive statewide lists of shovel ready projects, including a directed subgrant program providing funding for CEQA/NEPA to move projects to shovel-readiness, with a focus on RFFC planning areas needing project pipeline development. Funding will also be used in those planning areas to overcome other barriers related to developing project pipelines. Finally this funding will support demonstration projects that implement techniques or partnerships new to an area, highlight innovative technology or approaches, and may be scaled up or replicated.

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Tahoe Conservancy

Location: Tahoe Area

Total Dollars Awarded: $2,700,000

This funding supports regional capacity building, project planning, permitting, implementation, and project demonstration, as well as outreach and education in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

The RFFC Program provides support to the Conservancy for coordinating, planning, and implementing projects that increase regional capacity for improving forest health and fire resiliency for Basin communities. Some projects will utilize innovative and creative approaches for scaling up, building capacity, or leveraging technology and equipment for more rapid, largescale implementation. Stakeholder engagement, outreach, and educational support will be provided for partners, residents, and visitors in the Basin so that people are engaged in wildfire and forest resilience projects and understand their importance. A select number of projects will also be used as case studies for other planning and implementation efforts across the state of California.

The Conservancy is actively working to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration on multiple levels. This funding will allow them to address capacity the following key needs: 1) capacity building that strengthens local expertise in the project level planning needed for building project pipelines among partners; 2) developing innovative partnerships that create efficiencies of scope and scale; 3) more community outreach; and 4) broadening stakeholder engagement above current levels.

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