2023 Edison International Capacity Building Grants
The California Fire Safe Council (CFSC) is pleased to announce the grant awards for the 2023 Community Fire-Safe Capacity-Building GrantProgram. Funding for this program is provided by CFSC from Edison International. The CFSC awarded a combined total of $170,000 in grant funds to Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council and Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council to improve their capacity to lead wildfire readiness initiatives in their respective counties. Click here to view the full 2023 Edison International Capacity Building Grants Award Announcement.
Goals and Strategy
Edison International funding supports CFSC’s strategy of investing in community-based organizations to advance federal, state, and regional goals for wildfire resiliency. These local organizations are often essential partners and have a proven track record of mobilizing efforts to create fire-adapted communities by:
- Leading countywide collaborative planning, improving interagency coordination, and reducing duplication.
- Engaging the public in wildfire prevention and mitigation education programs and working to ensure equity in community safety.
- Securing funding for hazardous fuels reduction and maintenance and home hardening initiatives.
- Providing technical assistance to local partners working within the wildfire preparedness space.
Learn more about the 2023 Edison International Capacity Building Grants Program here.
Since 2018, the California Fire Safe Council has partnered with Edison International to provide more than $1,600,000 in grants to 44 organizations in the Southern California Edison service territory. These programs have helped to build wildfire resilience by increasing the capacity for local Fire Safe Councils and others to lead, staff, plan, organize, and implement wildfire recovery within their communities.
The California Fire Safe Council (CFSC) supports communities across the state in wildfire preparedness and resiliency through grant funding, programmatic support, and technical assistance. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
