Dear Colleagues,

CAL FIRE has issued a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document that addresses concerns grantees have posed related to how COVID-19 may impact CAL FIRE-funded grant projects. 

CAL FIRE has provided response to the following questions:

• I was awarded a grant to conduct fuels reduction activities. Is work on my project subject to the Governor's Stay Home Order?
• I was awarded a research grant and am concerned with how to complete my proposed field work for this summer. Is there still an expectation to meet grant objectives with the original timeline?
• Will the grant funds I was previously awarded be taken back to cover state expenses in the face of the pandemic / economic slow down?
• Will there be any delays to processing of grant reimbursement payments?
• I need to turn in a grant agreement that requires a signature but am currently unable send documents containing original signatures. Can I send in a scanned copy instead?
• My grant has expired but I am unable to submit final payment requests and/or required reporting within the timeframe designated in my grant as a result of the COVID-19 situation. Can I have more time to submit the final documents?
• I am realizing that I will not be able to complete my project on time as a result of the COVID- 19 restrictions. Would it be possible to extend the deadline?

The list will be updated as additional questions are received, and is posted on the CAL FIRE Grants web page.

Please contact your assigned analyst in the UC ANR Office of Contracts and Grants, or send an email to ocg@ucanr.edu should you have questions regarding an ongoing CAL FIRE grant agreement.

Thank you.

Kathleen Nolan, Director, ANR Office of Contracts & Grants (OCG)