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2nd Round of Wildfire-Prevention Funding Will Have Tools to Help Rural Applicants

September 5, 2023/

A report from Headwaters Economics showed that communities with less staff and expertise were less likely to win grants from a federal wildfire-defense program. The Forest Service is trying two new tools to help these places, which tend to be rural, be more successful.
by Claire Carlson


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