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ADMINISTRATION / TITLE III PROJECTS / SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS (SRS)
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Requested Action(s)
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a) Consider final approval of the proposed recommendation for FFY 2024 and FFY 2025 Secure Rural Schools & Community Self-Determination Act of 2025 funding for Title III Projects:
1) Tehama County Fire - Community Fire Prevention Program in the amount of $40,000 to partially fund a County Fire Prevention/Education Officer position
2) Sheriff’s Department - Search & Rescue Project - $36,457.55 to be used for the acquisition of a new Search and Rescue truck for the Tehama County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Team
3) Resource Conservation District of Tehama County - Tehama East & West Community Wildfire Protection Plan Implementation - $81,507.91 to be used by the Resource Conservation District of Tehama County to implement projects identified in the Plan, to include attending fire related meetings, applying for grant funding for identified projects, hosting community chipping and mastication days, and/or providing free defensible space assistance to special needs property owners including the elderly (65 or older) or those who are physically and/or financially unable to provide and/or maintain mandated defensible space around their property
4) Resource Conservation District of Tehama County - $8,492.09 to work with Firesafe Councils and Firewise communities to create defensible space, and develop ingress and egress through roadside fuels reduction
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Financial Impact:
Tehama County received a total of $166,457.55. The amount of $86,021.87 has been allocated for FFY 2024, and $80,435.68 for FFY 2025 in Title III funds.
Background Information:
Funds are distributed annually as funding becomes available. Congress reauthorized Secure Rural Schools payments through FY 2026, including retroactive payments for FY 2024 and FY 2025.
The Secure Rural Schools & Community Self-Determination Act (SRS) was reauthorized for a period of three year...
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