Sec. 3. Community wildfire defense grant program
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a program, which shall be separate from the program established under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5133 ), under which the Administrator, in coordination with the Chief, shall award grants to eligible entities to— in the case of an eligible entity that has a community wildfire defense plan, carry out projects described in the community wildfire defense plan of the eligible entity in accordance with subsection (c); or in the case of an eligible entity that does not have a community wildfire defense plan, develop a community wildfire defense plan in accordance with subsection (d).
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Chief, shall establish criteria to award grants under the program. Amounts provided under the program shall be used to conduct projects and activities only in communities in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. In awarding grants under the program, the Administrator shall give priority to eligible entities that will carry out projects or plans supporting— a low-income community in a fire-hazard area, as identified by a State wildfire hazard map or the most recent wildfire hazard potential map from the Secretary of Agriculture; or a severe disaster impacted community in a fire-hazard area, as identified by a State wildfire hazard map or the most recent wildfire hazard potential map from the Secretary of Agriculture An eligible entity that receives a grant under the program may use grant funds to carry out projects that support a diverse portfolio of community wildfire defense strategies described in the community wildfire defense plan of the eligible entity.
An award under this subsection shall be for not more than $10,000,000. An eligible entity that receives a grant under the program may use grant funds to develop a community wildfire defense plan for the eligible entity. An award under this subsection shall be for not more than $250,000. In carrying out a project using a grant awarded under the program, the grant recipient shall, to the maximum extent practicable, give preference to contracting with entities, and hiring individuals, from the area in which the project is being carried out, including by partnering with local corps groups such as AmeriCorps or a conservation corps.
The non-Federal share of the cost (including the administrative cost) of carrying out a project using funds from a grant awarded under the program— shall be not less than 25 percent for a grant described in subsection (c); and shall be 0 percent for a grant described in subsection (d); may be provided by— a State, a unit of local government, an Indian Tribe, a nonprofit organization, private industry, or a combination of those entities; or volunteer hours and in-kind donations; and may, in the case of a project that serves a low-income community, be in the form of a low-interest Federal loan to the eligible entity carrying out the project through the Community Disaster Loan program authorized under section 417 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5184 ). There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
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