2015-16FireSmart®Community Grant Program Application

Application Information
Municipality Name
Community Name
Address
Contact Name and Title
Contact email
Phone:
Fax:
Corporate Access Number
(Non-Profit Societies)
Total Funding Requested / $

Before You Begin:

  • Digital copies of all information to be considered in the grant application must be provided (application, maps, land titles search, etc.). If you provide a paper copy, you must also attach a CD or memory stick with digital application information.

Email applications are encouraged and are to be submitted to:

Do not submit grant packages to the local Wildfire Prevention Officer’s email.

  • The maximum amount per applicant is $100,000 for the 2015-16 grant funding year. If you have an active project from a previous FireSmart grant, please contact Geoff Braid to investigate eligibility.
  • All maintenance and long term management of the project is the responsibility of the grant applicant.
  • Refer to the following guidbooks for FireSmart standards and guidelines
  • FireSmart – Protecting Your Community From Wildfire Manual
  • FireSmart Guidebook for Community Protection
  • Incorporation of the FireSmart Disciplines is recommended.
  • Focus Areas for FireSmart Community Planning
  • Capital expenditures are not eligible within this grant program.
  • Confirm your project is within the Forest Protection Area.

Personal information is collected for the purpose of administering, reporting and evaluating Alberta Agriculture and Forestry’s FireSmart Community Grant Program. Collection is authorized under section 33(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act and is managed in accordance with the Act. Questions about the collection or the FireSmart Community Grant Program application can be directed to Geoffrey Braid, FireSmart Community Protection Specialist, 10th Floor, 9920-108 St., Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 2M4, Phone: 780-644-8454.

  • Vegetation management funding is not allocated without a map, land titles search and a linkage to a Wildfire Mitigation Strategy.
  • Planning is a priority for this grant program. Please identify below which aspects of FireSmart Planning your community has completed.

Each community will approach FireSmart in their unique way; the following is a broad representation of how your community might approach some key FireSmart actions. Consider the following approach to FireSmart when applying for funding.

Initiation / Planning / Implementation / Maintenance
Wildfire Preparedness Guide / Annually
Wildfire Mitigation Strategy / Every 5 years
Vegetation Management –
Demonstration Site / Dependant on treatment (every 1 to 10 years)
Vegetation Management –
Major Projects
Cross training / Every few years
Legislation and development
Education / On-going
Inter-agency Cooperation / On-going

Does your community have the following FireSmart Plans (mandatory to provide dates):

/ Wildfire Preparedness Guide: / Month: / Year:
Wildfire Mitigation Strategy: / Month: / Year:
No, FireSmart planning is not in place
Applying for FireSmart planning
Not applying for FireSmart planning (not recommended).
Provide an explanation if no FireSmart Planning has taken place:
Has your community previously received FireSmart Community Grant Program funding?
Yes / Funding year(s):
If yes, projects are: / In progress / Completed
No, funding not previously received from this program

Project Description

Project Name:
Provide a description of your project: (point form is acceptable):
What the funding will be used for:
How the project will be accomplished:

Check off the FireSmart disciplines that this project addresses:

Emergency Planning / Cross-Training and Interagency cooperation
Education / Development
Vegetation Management / Municipal Planning

Provide a description of how your project applies to the FireSmart disciplines listed above (point form is acceptable):

For descriptions of each FireSmart discipline see:

  • FireSmart Community Leaders

Financial Contribution

Have municipal funds been allocated to the project? / Yes / No
If yes, please identify the amount? / $
Estimated staff hours dedicated to the project: / hours

Examples of activities that will count towards dedicated staff hours:

  • Contract advertisement
/
  • Mapping support

  • Contract supervision
/
  • Mock exercise – preparation

  • Conducting FireSmart home assessments
/
  • Mock exercise – participation

  • Consultation – preparation
/
  • Newsletter – distribution

  • Consultation - implementation
/
  • Newsletter – preparation

  • Education event – preparation
/
  • Presentation to council – preparation

  • Education event – implementation
/
  • Presentation to council

  • FireSmart Committee participation
/
  • Processing invoices

  • FireSmart planning input
/
  • Project start-up meeting

  • FireSmart Community Series – participation
/
  • Training exercise – preparation

  • Hazard reduction burning – planning
/
  • Training exercise – participation

  • Hazard reduction burning – participation

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Note: Other FireSmart activities are acceptable to include. If you are including other actions, please confirm with Geoffrey Braid at (780) 644-8454 to ensure that those activities are permissible for financial contribution.

Please provide the total number of hours based on FireSmart Activities that have been contributed to your project(s) by yourself and your staff:

Action / Hours / Staff (#) / Total
Total Contribution

Example:

Example Calculation of FireSmart Activities:

Commitment to FireSmart

There are a number of ways to demonstrate a community’s commitment to FireSmart.

Please select all that apply:

Participation in a FireSmart committee or similar body
Please provide a description of this group:
Last meeting date: / Month: / Date:
If not active within the last year – why?
Community member involvement in FireSmart projects:
Work bees - date / Month: / Date:
Private properties implementing FireSmart strategies
Other, please specify
Community provides information to the public on FireSmart
On an annual basis
On a quarterly basis
Other, please specify
FireSmart legislation adopted in the following:
Area Structure Plans / Municipal Development Plan
Neighbourhood Structure Plans / Municipal by-laws
Land Use Zoning / Other, please specify
Does your community encourage residents to implement FireSmart on their own properties? How so?
Each community embraces FireSmart values in their own way, please list any other ways that your community is implementing or encouraging FireSmart:
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FireSmart Vegetation Management

Map and land titles search of vegetation management are mandatory. If these are not included, the application will be considered incomplete and will not be eligible for funding.

Have you contacted your local Wildfire Prevention professionals to consult on the implementation of vegetation management? Yes No
What is the estimated area of your vegetation management project?
What is the cost of your vegetation management project? $
Have you completed a land titles search for the area you intend to treat?
Yes (attach land titles search) No
Are you applying for maintenance of a FireSmart vegetation management treatment?
Yes No
If Yes, do either of the following apply:
Maintenance is identified in the Wildfire Mitigation Strategy as a high priority
Treatment area experienced unexpected damage or change. Please provide a brief explanation:

Note: If maintenance does not fit into either one of these scenarios, it is not eligible for funding. First priority for funding allocation is to new vegetation management treatments however if there is additional funding available, maintenance of vegetation management will be considered.

If you require mapping assistance please use Alberta FireWeb System.

  • Alberta Wildfire System and FireWeb

For additional mapping assistance please contact:

  • Geoffrey Braid at (780) 644-8454.

Partnership

The success of a FireSmart program is dependent on a coordinated approach. Please answer the following questions regarding FireSmart Partnerships.

The following table reflects the participation of different partners. Add additional rows if needed.

Category / Company/
Organization / Participation Level
(check one) / Period of participation
(check one) / Last participation in the FireSmart Committee
(Date)
Informed / Involved / Ongoing
Participation / Participated only during planning
Government of Alberta / Alberta Agriculture & Forestry
Timber
Oil and Gas
Recreational operators
Other
Does your community participate in Mutual Aid Agreements and Fire Control Plans with the following:
Emergency Services, please specify
Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
Other municipalities, please specify
Does your community engage in training exercises and mock wildfire disasters with other departments or agencies?
Yes No
If yes, please provide a brief description:

Application Checklist

Before mailing this application, check that the following apply:

Objectives are specific, measureable, achievable, realistic and time specific
Funding will not be used for capital expenditures
Funding will not be used for staff wages or salary
All information provided in this document is current and up to date
You have submitted a digital copy or attached all files to be considered in the review process in a digital format (memory stick/CD) to your paper application
Land title search has been completed for the project area and no conflicts with the project plan (submit with application)
Application is for a community considered to be a municipality, municipal district or counties, Metis Settlement or registered not-for-profit society within the Forest Protection Area
If you have listed any partnership funding, documentation of this funding is included in the application

This application must be received by October 23, 2015 at 4:30 pm

Mail:Email

Geoffrey

Agriculture and Forestry(digital signature must be provided)

10th Floor, 9920 – 108 St

Edmonton, AB T5K 2M4

Late applications will not be accepted and will be returned unopened to the applicant.

If you have any questions, please call (780) 644-8454 or toll-free by first dialling 310-0000

Ensure All Files Are Submitted In a Digital Format

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Certification

This section must be completed by the applicant.

I certify that:

The municipality, municipal district or county, Metis Settlement or registered not-for-profit society is prepared to enter into a conditional grant agreement with the Province of Alberta when this application is approved.

Signature of Duty Authorized Signing Officer / Print Name
Date of Signature / ( )
Telephone Number (include area code)
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