DIXIE FIRE
GRANT PROGRAM
This fund exists to raise money to support nonprofits and agencies providing immediate assistance to evacuees, animals and others impacted by fires in our area.
The Wildfire Relief & Recovery Fund supports the rebuilding and revitalization of communities throughout our region impacted by wildfire. Tragically, the wildfires have become more and more dangerous, happen more frequently and are incredibly destructive in recent years. More specifically our region has suffered immensely. The impact of these fires has been felt by everyone in our region, and it will take many years of collaborative work for us to rebuild and revitalize homes, health, and wellbeing for all of our neighbors.
Our goal is to work collaboratively with the nonprofit, government, philanthropic and private sectors to accelerate recovery and rebuilding to create a thriving, resilient and even stronger region.
Dixie Fire Grant Program
Please read the grant guidelines and criteria before applying – and please note that we will continue to update the program areas and selection criteria as new gaps, issues and opportunities emerge through the long-term recovery and rebuilding process.
Dixie Fire
Small Grant Program
Eligible organizations that are seeking $10,000 or less in funding for a qualified program may apply to the Dixie Fire Small Grant Program. This process requires applicants to upload a complete project budget showing sources of income for the proposal as well as all projected expenses. Applicants must also provide a certificate of liability insurance.
Dixie Fire
Large Grant Program
Eligible organizations that are seeking more than $10,000 for a qualified program must apply to the Dixie Fire Large Grant Program. This process requires applicants to upload a complete project budget showing sources of income for the proposal as well as all projected expenses. Applicants must also provide a certificate of liability insurance.
For any proposal requesting $50,000 or more, the applicant must contact an NVCF program officer prior to submitting. Send an initial email to Kim DuFour at kdufour@nvcf.org. Proposals of $50,000 or more that have not been vetted by an NVCF program officer will not be considered until a program officer has been in communication with the applicant.
Grants Issued
Grantee | Amount | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Plumas Rural Services | $108,730 | This project provides a monthly program for fire-affected youth to engage in nature-based activities in Indian Valley. This will be the first significant investment in youth programming in the burn scar since the Dixie Fire. | May 2023 |
Plumas Rural Services | $3,960 | To fund six sessions of the Circle of Light Gathering which helps Dixie Fire survivors process their grief and trauma by enabling them to release trapped emotions, to move out of a victim mentality and into the space of empowerment, and to learn relaxation and release techniques. | Feb. 2023 |
Berry Creek Fire Safe Council | $5,000 | To support Dixie Fire survivors and supply the community with propane to help with heat through these winter days | Jan. 2023 |
Sierra Institute for Community and Environment | $83,127 | To implement phase two to winterize Greenville Pop-Up Business District so that it can be utilized year round | Jan. 2023 |
Greenville Rancheria | $5,100 | To provide supplemental funding for the updating and compliance of the replacement fire equipment recently purchased | Jan. 2023 |
Plumas Strong | $220,000 | To fund the next phase in the visioning and planning process for the Indian Valley, Indian Falls, Canyon Dam and Warner Valley area of Plumas County impacted by the Dixie Fire | Oct. 2022 |
IVA Symphonic Band | $12,979 | To support the educational trip to Disney Land Imagination Studio | Oct 2022 |
Plumas Rural Services | $300,010 | To support PRS in providing fiscal administrative support for Simple Unmet Needs funding requests for Dixie Fire survivors | Oct. 2022 |
Plumas Rural Services | $50,000 | Plumas Rural Services (PRS) will provide fiscal administrative support for Simple Unmet Needs funding requests for Dixie Fire survivors. | Aug. 2022 |
Hope Crisis Response Network, Inc. | $269,650 | To support the HCRN in rebuilding more homes for 12 more eligible clients | Aug. 2022 |
Plumas Strong | $275,000 | Copper Creek Camp, to renovate and winterize facility to allow for workforce housing volunteers, defensible space for future disasters and bringing future tourists to the area. | Aug. 2022 |
North Valley Catholic Social Service | $7,500 | To allow Cal Hope workers to spend the night in Plumas County when doing trauma recovery work with for those impacted by the Dixie Fire. | Aug. 2022 |
Thank you to Dixie Fire funders
Thank you to the organizations that have jointly funded grants totaling more than $1 million for Dixie Fire relief. The Dixie Fire Funders Roundtable started with 16 organizations that banded together to fund grants for Dixie Fire emergency relief.
As we move into the more long-term recovery stage, three funders – NVCF, The Almanor Foundation and the Dixie Fire Collaborative – continue to jointly issue millions of dollars in grants. We are working together to stretch the dollars that were donated to help relief and recovery efforts in affected communities.
Dixie Fire
Impact Report
Cooperation has been vital with Dixie Fire recovery efforts. Many organizations received donations from across the country. Sixteen organizations recognized that pooled resources could have a larger impact and organized the Dixie Fire Funders Roundtable.
Read about a few of the programs funded by the roundtable.
Plumas County
Social Safety Net Needs Assessment
The need for a social safety net assessment was identified by the Dixie Fire Funders Roundtable. These funders collectively held concerns about the fragility of the safety net in Plumas County in the wake of the devastation of the Dixie Fire.
This analysis was made to assist nonprofit organizations open to innovation, adaptive strategies and collaborations to better serve populations most in need.
Greenville Town Center Design Guidebook
This guidebook summarizes the Phase 2 work completed by LMNOP Design, SERA Architects and a team of architecture interns throughout the summer of 2023, building off of Phase 0 [Discovery] and 1A [Visioning] reports as well as continued community feedback.
This guidebook was created in service to the community, and is meant to provide Greenville with recommendations for building practices that are in line with community needs.
