Four hundred ninety seven landowners applied for $8,000,000 to reduce wildfire hazards in their forests. Only $1,300,000 is available. On Dec. 15, 2009, AFC conducted a random drawing of the applications at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View to determine ranking for consideration of funding. That list is available at the link below.

Application Drawing Order
Microsoft Excel Document or Adobe PDF

AFC employees have conducted 100 site visits to determine if the forests meet grant eligibility requirements. AFC has mailed notification letters to the first 90 eligible applicants and has set-aside money for forest owners to hire foresters to prepare a Forest Stewardship/Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plans will identify necessary work and will determine the costs. As plans are approved, AFC will set-aside funds and authorize the wildfire mitigation work. Then AFC will send notification letters to additional forest owners. Eligible forest owners will be funded in the order in which their applications were drawn.

Arkansas Fire & Ice Landowner Checklist

Arkansas Fire & Ice Fact Sheet

Frequently Asked Questions

Arkansas Fire & Ice Consulting Foresters Directory

Arkansas Fire & Ice Forestry Service Provider Directory

Eligible Forest Practices

• Forest Stewardship Plan
  • Apply for a Stewardship/Hazard Mitigation Plan
• Forest Slash Treatment
• Prescribed Burning
• Fire Lane Construction

Additional updates, will be posted on this page as well as the Arkansas Forestry Commission’s Facebook fan page and Twitter feed.

For more information about the Arkansas Fire & Ice Landowner Assistance Grant, call the Arkansas Forestry Commission at 1-800-324-2417 or visit your local AFC office. For information about how ARRA funds are being used in Arkansas, visit the Arkansas Office of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act web site at www.recovery.arkansas.gov

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Forest Landowner Notification List
(Updated 8/31/2010)
AFC has mailed letters notifying landowners that they have met all requirements and funds have been obligated for the writing of a Forest Stewardship/Hazard Mitigation Plan. AFC will send notification letters to additional forest owners as funds become available.