FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Project Application ID:
Funding Request:
Matching Share:
Total Project Cost:
2008-015
$200,000
$200,000
$400,000
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT PROPOSAL
Applicant Information
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Applicant/Organization Oregon Department of Forestry/SWO District
Type of Applicant: State
Contact Person: Mary Helen Smith/Matthew Krunglevich
Address: 2600 State St.
City Salem
State Oregon
Zip: 97310
Phone: 5039457341
Ext.
FAX: 5039457416
Call Ahead for FAX:
Phone (Work/Cell):
Email: msmith@odf.state.or.us
Project Information
2
Name of Project: Hugo/Sunny Valley Fuel Reduction and Prevention
Proposed Start Date: 7/1/2008
Proposed End Date:
City: Hugo/Sunny Valley
State:
County: Josephine
Congressional District:
Latitude (decimal degrees): 42.339783
Longitude (decimal degrees):
Please indicate planned treatments and associated acres
12/31/2010
Oregon
2
-123.225050
Total Actual Project Acres: 500
Treatment (1)
Acres Treatment (2)
Acres
Total Treatment Acres
Hand Pile
250
Chipping
250
Treatment (3)
Acres Treatment (4)
Acres
1000
Thinning
500
0
Treatment (5)
Acres Treatment (6)
Acres
Cost Per Acre
0
0
Treatment (other-A) Acres Treatment (other-B)
Acres
$ 400.00
0
0
Please indicate how this project relates to a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP):
This community has a wildfire protection plan that follows the Healthy Forest Restoration Act
CWPP guidelines.
yes
This project is identified in the CWPP.
yes
Name of CWPP Josephine County Fire Plan
Name of Community at Hugo/Sunny Valley
Risk:
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Project Area Description
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Provide a brief overview of the project and the project area. (If applying for a fuels reduction
project, identify vegetation types, fire regime) [1500 Characters Maximum]
Project proposes to build upon the increasing awareness of wildfire danger by homeowners in the
region of Hugo and Sunny Valley. There are approximately 1000 homes currently in the area with
more being built frequently. This is an area of serious concern for Oregon Department of Forestry.
Fuel model 6 is the predominant vegetation type, and a fire condition class of 2 exists throughout
the landscape. Interstate 5 and commercial train tracks run near these areas increasing risk of igniton
from human activity. These areas have been identified as high risk in the Josephine county fire plan.
The residents are predominantly low income and have a serious risk of catastrophic wildfire. These
communities are checker-boarded with BLM lands that have been, or will be treated within the next
two years. BLM projects include 5 Rouges, Graves Creek, Three Creeks, Sunny CE, and Berlin
Mummer projects. Numerous landowners are direct neighbors with these federal lands and will
benefit from the continuous fuel breaks. Biomass utilization will be addressed during meetings and
field visits. Landowners will be educated about biomass and will have the option of utilizing the
debris for yard care and maintenance of their project.
Project Timeline
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Provide a timeline for the project. [500 Characters Maximum]
-Summer/Fall 2008:Develop mailer to all landowners within the project area. Plan and implement
community meetings. Begin home assessments.
-Field visits begin in the summer 2008, continuing into fall, winter and early spring 2009.
-Winter/Spring 2009-10: Grant awards, ongoing inspections
-Initial home assessments, grant awards, final inspections and payments would be ongoing.
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Scope of Work
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Provide a brief scope of work which clearly describes how grant funds will be spent. (This
should be more specific than the project description) [1500 Characters Maximum]
This grant will provide financial incentive and assistance to landowners to perform defensible space
fuel reduction around 500 homes (1 acre each). The treated acres will help to form a strategic
defense against catastophic wildfire. Through a combination of ODF sponsored community
meetings and one-on-one residential assessments with forest officers, ODF will assist these rural
residents to take action to survive catastrophic wildfire. These meetings will educate landowners
about the actions they can take to reduce wildfire risk, technical resources they can refer to, and
financial incentives to reduce fuels on their property. The Fire Wise program will be delivered
along with information about the Josephin County Fire Plan. These presentations will educate
landowners about the risk of wildfire in their community. ODF will provide fuels treatment to
landowners with special needs (elderly, disabled, low-income) at 100% cost.
Interagency Collaboration
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Specify the private, local, tribal, county, state, federal and/or non-governmental [501(c)(3)]
organizations that will contribute to or participate in the completion of this project. Describe
briefly the contributions each partner will make (i.e. – donating time/equipment, funding, etc.)
[500 Characters Maximum]
-ODF- Provide field administration, technical assisstance, and education to landowners.
-BLM- Coordination between federal lands to develop strategy for wildfire defense
-Home Owners Assoc.- Provide contact information and coordination with landowners
-Josephine County- Provide input for fire plan.
-Landowers-provide in-kind labor or cash to contractors to complete fuel reduction work
-Rural Metro/Wolf Creek FD's- Provide community support and collaboration
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Project Longevity / Maintenance
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Clearly describe how the proposed treatments will be maintained over time. [500 Characters
Maximum]
Maintenance would include education for long term project needs. Both hand treatment, mechanical,
and chemical alternatives would be addressed. Ongoing monitoring is done by patrol and frequent
visits to other fuel projects. Current ODF stewardship funding guidelines require all cost-share
projects to be maintained a minimum of 10 years from date of completion. Additional reminders are
mailed periodically through the SB 360 program. These reminders include technical support and
information.
Biomass Utilization
All information for the project must fit into the space provided below. Attachments will not be considered by the review committee.
For the purpose of this application, biomass utilization is defined as any practicable end-use of the material that
has value, or the trading of capital for the woody material.
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Biomass from treatment(s) will be utilized. (check one)
yes
no
1) If yes, how is it planned to be used, or what is the end-result (wood products, steam/energy,
mulch etc.) [500 Characters Maximum]
2) Identify company or contractors involved in project utilization. [250 Characters Maximum]
3) Estimate anticipated value of biomass to be removed ($/Green Ton; $/Bone-dry Ton;
$/Hundred Cubic Feet (CCF), $/Acre Treated) [250 Characters Maximum]
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Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Matching Share
Applicant
Landowners
Home Assoc.
Total
Personnel
$35,250.00
Forest Officer/Laborer 1
$6,000.00
3% Salem Project Admin
Subtotal $41,250.00
$99,000.00
$0.00
$99,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,000.00
$0.00
$1,000.00
$135,250.00
$6,000.00
$141,250.00
$39,750.00
$0.00
Subtotal $39,750.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$39,750.00
$0.00
$39,750.00
$11,670.00
Agency Field Vehicle
$0.00
(.485/mi X 24061
Subtotal $11,670.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$11,670.00
$0.00
$11,670.00
$2,170.00
$0.00
Subtotal $2,170.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,170.00
$0.00
$2,170.00
$500.00
$0.00
Subtotal $500.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$500.00
$0.00
$500.00
$100,000.00
$0.00
Subtotal $100,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$100,000.00
$0.00
$100,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$200,000.00
$0.00
$200,000.00
$4,660.00
$0.00
Subtotal $4,660.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$4,660.00
$0.00
$4,660.00
Fringe Benefits
OPE
Travel
Equipment
Cameras/GPS/Field Equip
Supplies
Office/Clerical Supplies
Contractual
Fuel Treatments
Other
2.33% BusServ Indir
Total Costs
$200,000.00
$99,000.00
$100,000.00
$1,000.00
$400,000.00
Project (Program) Income1
(using deductive alternative)
1
Program income is the gross revenue generated by a grant or cooperative agreement supported activity during the life of the grant.
Program income can be made by recipients from fees charged for conference or workshop attendance, from rental fees earned from
renting out real property or equipment acquired with grant or cooperative agreement funds, or from the sale of commodities or items
developed under the grant or cooperative agreement. The use of Program Income during the project period may require prior
approval by the granting agency.
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