{"id":80646,"date":"2026-05-07T20:48:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T03:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=80646"},"modified":"2026-05-07T20:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T03:48:43","slug":"governor-newsom-announces-70-million-available-for-wildfire-prevention-and-resilience-projects-statewide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=80646","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom announces $70 million available for wildfire prevention and resilience projects statewide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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What you need to know:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0California is investing $70 million for wildfire prevention and resilience projects across the state to protect communities \u2014 from clearing brush, maintaining evacuation routes, creating firebreaks in fire-threatened communities, and more.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>During\u00a0Wildfire Preparedness Week<\/a>, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the availability of up to $70 million in grant funding for community-focused wildfire prevention and resilience projects. These grants, supported by the Legislature, empower locally led efforts that reduce wildfire risk, strengthen preparedness, and help protect lives, property, and critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn California, wildfire season is year-round, and our readiness has to be year-round too. We will continue investing in wildfire prevention, forest resilience, and community preparedness through partners who know their communities best. And we\u2019ll keep doing that work even as Trump makes reckless cuts to wildfire preparedness projects across our state and the nation. The safety and well-being of Californians always come first.\u201d<\/h4>\n

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Over the last six years, CAL FIRE has awarded more than $566 million in Wildfire Prevention Grants to over 575 projects across the state. Last year, Governor Newsom and the Legislature\u00a0deployed $170 million in voter-approved Proposition 4 (Climate Bond) funding for wildfire resilience projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Strengthening community wildfire prevention efforts<\/h2>\n

Community-focused\u00a0wildfire prevention grant projects<\/a>, funded by the state\u2019s\u00a0Climate Bond (Proposition 4)<\/a>, reduce the potential for destructive wildfires in and around communities, improve public health, and limit greenhouse gas emissions. Opportunities for projects may include activities like clearing vegetation, community chipping days, evacuation planning, and educational workshops aimed at strengthening a community\u2019s readiness and reducing the conditions that allow fires to ignite and spread.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Hotter, drier conditions fueled by our changing climate are making wildfires more frequent and more destructive. Wildfire prevention and resilience projects that also deliver carbon\u2011reduction benefits will receive additional consideration.<\/p>\n

Recent\u00a0resilience projects<\/a>\u00a0across California directly reduced wildfire risk, improved firefighter safety, and safeguarded communities.<\/p>\n