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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Sierra Institute for Community and Environment | $78,700 | For the Sierra Institute for Community and Environment's pop-up business district to serve residents and construction workers in Greenville through the rebuilding process. | July 2022 |
Greenville Rancheria | $90,000 | To purchase a large enough vehicle to transport the Rancheria's fire crew members and their equipment and supplies | July 2022 |
Plumas Rural Services | $5,000 | Dixie Fire trauma counseling services, to provide paraprofessional counselors with training to support Dixie Fire survivors | July 2022 |
North State Public Radio Wildfire Reporter | $31,787 | To fund a Wildfire Reporter to keep North State communities safe and informed and hold governments accountable for meeting their needs | June 2022 |
Integrative Medical Clinic Foundation | $12,000 | Imagine You Training for Community and Second Responder Resilience where PRS and NVCSS staff will increase their confidence, skill, and ease in working with their clients and with fire-impacted community members | June 2022 |
Lost Sierra Food Project | $25,000 | For cold storage at our production and educational farm in Quincy | May 2022 |
Plumas County Arts Commission | $7,100 | To support a two-part set of art activities focusing on art as a tool for healing from trauma | Apr. 2022 |
Plumas Rural Services | $37,433 | To provide gap funding until a new grant take effect. Plumas Rural Services currently provides a number of services to survivors of the Dixie Fire including the Rebuilding Greenville Resource Center and the Dixie Fire Collaborative (the long-term recovery group) | Mar. 2022 |
Plumas Strong | $123,655 | For the Greenville wildfire recovery planning process, helping facilitate collaboration, the progress of damage assessment and eventual rebuilding. | Feb. 2022 |
Lake Almanor Community Church | $20,000 | To purchase heating oil for those impacted by the Dixie Fire. | Feb. 2022 |
Morrison | $32,212 | To fund the Plumas County Safety Net Report | Feb. 2022 |
Almanor Basin Food Pantry | $5,000 | To purchase generators for the food pantry | Dec. 2021 |
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.
