Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FS 1500-0046 Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program Form	Modified
Form FS 1500-0046 Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program Form	Modified
0596-0253_CWDG_Justification for a Non-Substantive Change Request.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2025-12-12
87 FR 45739.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-12-19
0596-0253_CWDG -- Burden-cost Spreadsheet-20221219.xlsm Supplementary Document	2022-12-19
0596-0253_CWDG Supporting Statement 05-09-2024.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-05-09
SF424A-V1.0.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-07-25
SF424_4_0-V4.0.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-07-25

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
254799	Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program Form	Modified
254798	Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0596-0253	ICR Reference No: 202512-0596-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202211-0596-003
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/15/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2027	05/31/2027
Responses	1,440	1,440
Time Burden (Hours)	9,870	9,870
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program forms will be used by applicants to apply for the Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program. The purpose of the CWDG Program is to assist at-risk local communities and Indian Tribes with planning and mitigating against the risk created by wildfire. This program is authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58), commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Specifically, the CWDG Program is provided for in Title VIII, Section 40803. There are two primary project types for which the grant provides funding: the development and revision of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) and the implementation of projects described in a CWPP that is less than ten years old. The Act prioritizes at-risk communities that are in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential, are low-income, and/or have been impacted by a severe disaster.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 117 - 58 40803 Name of Law: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 45739	07/28/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 3966	01/23/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program	FS 1500-0047, FS 1500-0046, FS-1500-0045	Application for Federal Assistance 424 ,   BUDGET INFORMATION - Non-Construction Programs 424a ,   Application Narrative
Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program	FS-1500-0045, FS 1500-0046, FS 1500-0047	424 Application for Federal Assistance ,   424a BUDGET INFORMATION - Non-Construction Programs ,   Project Narrative

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,440	1,440	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	9,870	9,870	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,615

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 12/15/2025

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