Fire Safe California Grants Clearinghouse

For these services, the CFSCI receives reimbursement or direct and indirect expenses related to grant administration.

In response to the wildland fires of 2000, President Bill Clinton requested, and the Secretaries of the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture submitted, a September 8, 2000, report, Managing the Impact of Wildfires on Communities and the Environment, A Report to the President In Response to the Wildfires of 2000.

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) had funds available for grants to organizations for use on non-Federal lands.

[1] It was based on the very successful Community-Based Wildfire Prevention Grants Program established in 2001 to administer funds on behalf of BLM.

The members of the Fire Alliance designated the CFSCI as the administrator of the Clearinghouse without a competitive bidding process.