National Disaster Resilience Competition
HCD and Tuolumne County won NDR funds to help the County rebuild from the 2013 Rim Fire. NDR funds three pillars to increase resiliency and provide the nation with best wildfire recovery practices.
Program Overview
The NDRC is a $1 billion program being administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The NDRC is designed to provide grants to communities to rebuild in a more resilient way following major disaster. States that had presidential disaster declaration in 2011, 2012, or 2013 are eligible to apply. This competition encourages American communities to consider not only the infrastructure needed to become resilient, but also the social and economic characteristics that allow communities to quickly bounce back after a disruption. For example, applicants need to consider how their projects will promote community development goals, ensure meaningful public engagement and participation, and build collaborations with neighboring jurisdictions and stakeholders who are critical partners in preventing, mitigating, and recovering from disasters. The NDRC is modeled on the Rebuild by Design Competition, which was held in the Hurricane Sandy-impacted region following that disaster. The intention is to look at rebuilding in a more resilient and holistic way and to consider multiple dimensions and benefits of such an approach.
From the perspective of the State of California, the competition was an opportunity to put into action many of the principles that we have developed in the around climate adaptation and resilience, hazard mitigation, and other sustainability efforts. The NDRC Core Team, a partnership lead by the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR), and comprised of HCD, Tuolumne County, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire), and the U.S. Forest Service submitted a successful Phase II application for the NDRC that targeted the Rim Fire resilient recovery needs. The program proposed by the application is called the Community and Watershed Resilience Program.
The Community and Watershed Resilience Program is designed to address the unmet recovery needs from the 2013 Rim Fire in Tuolumne County. The Program will support community protection and resilience from future fires, foster economic development, and provide long-term environmental and economic benefits. The State of California was awarded $70.4 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the National Disaster Resilience Competition. The State of California signed its Grant Agreement with HUD in January 2017, and all funds must be expended by September 30, 2024. Read the full press release (PDF).
The State of California will pursue three activities within the Community and Watershed Resilience Program, for a total funding amount of $70,359,459:
- Forest and Watershed Health — $28,604,459
- Community Resilience Center — $19,755,000
- Biomass Utilization Facility — $22,000,000
Please Note: These documents have been remediated with regard to accessibility in order to meet applicable State law. As a result of the remediation process, the appearance of the document may be slightly different than the original executed hard copy, however, remediation does not and will not change any verbiage of the signed agreement, so the version posted on this website is identical in deliverables, milestones, terms, and conditions to the non-remediated version. Should an electronic scanned copy of the original executed document be needed, please send your request to us at the following email address: DisasterRecovery@hcd.ca.gov.
- HCD NDR Grant Agreement with HUD (PDF)
- HUD NDR Grant Expenditure Deadline Extension to 9/30/2023 (PDF)
- HUD NDR Grant Expenditure Deadline Extension to 9/30/2025 (PDF)
- Grant Agreement — Sierra Nevada Conservancy — 16-NDR-11311 (PDF)
- Amendment 1 (PDF)
- Amendment 2 (PDF) — Contract Expiration: 12/31/2024
- Grant Agreement — Tuolumne County — 16-NDR-11291 (PDF)
- Amendment 1 (PDF)
- Amendment 2 (PDF) — Contract Expiration: 9/30/2023
- Grant Agreement — CAL FIRE/Sierra Nevada Conservancy — 16-NDR-11511 (PDF) — Contract Closed
- Cooperative Endeavor Agreement — USFS/Sierra Nevada Conservancy — 16-NDR-11649 (PDF)
- Amendment 1 (PDF)
- Amendment 2 (PDF)
- Amendment 3 (PDF)
- Amendment 4 (PDF) — Contract Expiration: 9/30/2024
- Grant Agreement — Rural Communities Assistance Corporation — 16-NDR-12731 (PDF)
- Amendment 1 (PDF)
- Amendment 2 (PDF) — Contract Expiration: 8/30/2025
- Grant agreement — California Conservation Corps (CCC) — 16-NDR-12631 (PDF)
- Amendment 1 (PDF)
- Amendment 2 (PDF) — Contract Closed
Please Note: These documents have been remediated with regard to accessibility in order to meet applicable State law. As a result of the remediation process, the appearance of the document may be slightly different than the original executed hard copy, however, remediation does not and will not change any verbiage of the signed agreement, so the version posted on this website is identical in deliverables, milestones, terms, and conditions to the non-remediated version. Should an electronic scanned copy of the original executed document be needed, please send your request to us at the following email address: DisasterRecovery@hcd.ca.gov.
HCD has procured the following contracts for NDR:
| A. Contractor Name | B. DUNS Number | C. Procured By | D.Contract Execution Date | E. Contract End Date | F. Total Contract Amount | G. Amount of CDBG-NDR Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCR, Inc. | 021019674 | HCD | 3/2/2017 | 1/31/2019 | $489,779 | $489,779 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Grant Management Technical Assistance (PDF) | |||||
| GCR, Inc. | 021019674 | HCD | 6/28/2019 | 12/31/2024 | $551,251 | $551,251 |
| Brief Description of Contract | ||||||
Community Resilience Centers Pillar - County of Tuolumne:
| A. Contractor Name | B. DUNS Number | C. Procured By | D.Contract Execution Date | E. Contract End Date | F. Total Contract Amount | G. Amount of CDBG-NDR Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionakis | 969000907 | Tuolumne County | 8/15/2017 | 7/30/2019 | $566,240 | $566,240 |
| Brief Description of Contract | ||||||
| Lionakis | 969000907 | Tuolumne County | 3/13/20 | 2/28/2023 | $1,871,525 | $1,871,525 |
| Brief Description of Contract | ||||||
| Cox Consulting | 79173625 | Tuolumne County | 9/5/2017 | 7/30/2019 | $24,500 | $24,500 |
| Brief Description of Contract | ||||||
| Cox Consulting | 79173625 | Tuolumne County | 1/21/20 | 12/31/2023 | $200,000 | $200,00 |
| Brief Description of Contract | ||||||
| Ascent Environmental, Inc. | 23390109 | Tuolumne County | 8/7/2018 | 3/30/2019 | $135,200 | $135,200 |
| Brief Description of Contract | ||||||
| Wallace Kuhl & Associates | 040592791 | Tuolumne County | 6/5/2019 | 12/31/2019 | $38,669.40 | $36,669.40 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Geo-technical Services (PDF) | |||||
| Wright Appraisal Services Groveland | 794075101 | Tuolumne County | 9/10/2019 | 10/30/2019 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Property Appraisal Services for Groveland | |||||
| Wright Appraisal Services Tuolumne | 794075101 | Tuolumne County | 9/10/2019 | 10/30/2019 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Property Appraisal Services for Groveland | |||||
| NV5, Inc. Plan Review Consultant | 9440074 | Tuolumne County | 10/15/2020 | 1/31/2021 | $5,500 | $5,500 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Third Party review of Lionakis final plans and specifications | |||||
| Roebbelen Construction Management Consultant | 71364188 | Tuolumne County | 10/6/2020 | 9/30/2022 | $874,814.66 | $874,814.66 |
| Brief Description of Contract | ||||||
| Augustine Planning Associated, Inc. | 960028058 | Tuolumne County | 2/10/2021 | 7/31/2022 | $16,690 | $16,690 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Biological Survey Services during CRC construction | |||||
| Robert Boyer Construction | 617494638 | Tuolumne County | 4/6/2021 | 7/16/2022 | $16,731,476 | $16,731,476 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Robert Boyer Construction Inc. | |||||
Forest and Watershed Health Program Pillar – U.S. Forest Service/Stanislaus National Forest
| A. Contractor Name | B. DUNS Number | C. Procured By | D.Contract Execution Date | E. Contract End Date | F. Total Contract Amount | G. Amount of CDBG-NDR Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helix Environmental Planning, Inc. | 826446890 | HCD | 03/05/2019 | 06/030/2021 | $329,940 | $329,940 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Environmental Review - Fuel Breaks (PDF) Helix Amendment #1 (PDF) | |||||
| GE Forestry Inc. | 54639971 | USFS | 03/08/2019 | 12/02/2020 | $416,100.00 | $416,100.00 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Fuels Reduction and Site Preparation - Item 1 (PDF) | |||||
| West Forest, Inc. | 826323789 | USFS | 03/08/2019 | 12/02/2020 | $3,488,230.00 | $3,488,230.00 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Fuels Reduction and Site Preparation - Items 2-5 (PDF) | |||||
| Crook Logging Inc. | 137380663 | USFS | 03/20/2019 | 10/31/2020 | $4,611,068.81 | $4,611,068.81 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Biomass Removal and Fuels Reduction (PDF) | |||||
| Cutting Edge Forestry, Inc. | 7748614 | USFS | 04/11/2019 | 05/30/2019 | $466,302.00 | $466,302.00 |
| Brief Description of Contract | 2019 Reforestation Herbicide Site Preparation (PDF) | |||||
| Cutting Edge Forestry, Inc. | 7748614 | USFS | 04/11/2019 | 05/14/2019 | $500,902.80 | $500,902.80 |
| Brief Description of Contract | 2019 Jawbone Noxious Weed Treatment (PDF) | |||||
| McConnell, Mike Construction | 931615058 | USFS | 05/03/2019 | 06/29/2019 | $94,067.28 | $94,067.28 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Duckwall Ridge Fence (PDF) | |||||
| McConnell, Mike Construction | 931615058 | USFS | 09/01/2019 | 09/05/2019 | $8,574.00 | $8,574.00 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Cattleguards Range Project (PDF) | |||||
| RG'Z Forestry llc | 78500575 | USFS | 04/17/2020 | 12/31/2020 | $333,003.00 | $333,003.00 |
| Brief Description of Contract | 2020 Reforestation herbicide site prep before 2021 planting (PDF) | |||||
| RG'Z Forestry llc | 78500575 | USFS | 04/30/2020 | 12/31/2020 | $673,562.00 | $673,562.00 |
| Brief Description of Contract | 2020 Reforestation herbicide site prep before 2021 planting (PDF) | |||||
| West Forest, Inc. | 826323789 | USFS | 04/23/2020 | 01/31/2021 | $1,903,998.51 | $1,903,998.51 |
| Brief Description of Contract | 2020 Fuels Reduction work (PDF) | |||||
| Aspen Meadow Pack Station, Inc. | 79996699 | USFS | 11/05/2020 | 03/31/2021 | $42,640.54 | $42,640.54 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Rangeland Reconstruction of Thomspon Corral (PDF) | |||||
| Woolery Timber Management, Inc. | 99313095 | USFS | 11/19/2020 | 04/01/2021 | $217,418.00 | $217,418.00 |
| Brief Description of Contract | FY21 Fuels reduction Mastication (PDF) | |||||
| RG'Z Forestry llc | 78500575 | USFS | 03/12/2021 | 08/31/2021 | $931,995.00 | $931,995.00 |
| Brief Description of Contract | 2021 Reforestation Herbicide Site Prep before planting (PDF) | |||||
| Imperial Forestry, Inc. | 80969 | USFS | 03/01/2021 | 04/30/2021 | $236,773.50 | $94,067.28 |
| Brief Description of Contract | 2021 Tree Planting (PDF) | |||||
| RG'Z Forestry llc | 78500575 | USFS | 04/09/2021 | 06/31/2021 | $636,462.50 | $636,462.50 |
| Brief Description of Contract | 2021 Reforestation Herbicide Release after planting (PDF) | |||||
| Cutting Edge Forestry lnc | 7748614 | USFS | 03/30/2021 | 05/02/2021 | $179,720.00 | $179,720.00 |
| Brief Description of Contract | 2021 Herbicide treatments on Jawbone Ridge (PDF) | |||||
| West Forest, Inc. | 826323789 | USFS | 04/08/2021 | 12/31/2021 | $2,106,288.90 | $2,106,288.90 |
| Brief Description of Contract | 2021 Fuels and Mechanical Site Prep (PDF) | |||||
| RGZ Forestry, LLC | 127EAT22C0002 | USFS | 04/26/2022 | 05/31/2022 | $303,669.00 | $303,669.00 |
| Brief Description of Contract | 2022 Noxious Weeds Treatment | |||||
| GE Forestry, Inc | 1654-FY22 HUD Tree Planting | USFS | 02/14/2022 | 4/29/2022 | $778,128.62 | $778,128.62 |
| Brief Description of Contract | 2022 Tree Planting | |||||
| GE Forestry, Inc | 1654-FY22 HUD Tree Planting | USFS | 02/06/2023 | 03/29/2023 | $527,700.00 | $527,700.00 |
| Brief Description of Contract | 2023 Tree Planting | |||||
Biomass Utilization Pillar – Rural Communities Assistance Corporation
| A. Contractor Name | B. DUNS Number/ Unique Entity ID | C. Procured By | D. Contract Execution Date | E. Contract End Date | F. Total Contract Amount | G. Amount of CDBG-NDR Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beck Group | 949341663 | HCD | 3/22/2018 | 6/30/2019 | $172,755.00 | $172,755.00 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Biomass Feasibility Study BUF Feasibility Study Documents | |||||
| Ascent Environmental Consultant Services | 23390109 | RCAC | 3/3/2021 | 1/31/2022 | $497,510 | $497,510 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Completion of three project NEPA /CEQA review with permitting plans | |||||
| Mother Lode Job Training Subrecipient | 556220515 | RCAC | 8/5/2020 | 6/30/2022 | $45,760 | $45,760 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Provide job tracking and income eligibility services for BUF project | |||||
| National Development Council Development Subrecipient | 73273294 | RCAC | 6/26/2020 | 5/30/2022 | $24,000 | $24,000 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Provide CDBG underwriting Services on BUF project | |||||
| Companies for Causes / Independent Finance Committee | YJ3MJLAL11B7 | RCAC | 11/1/2021 | 7/31/2023 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Provide RCAC with Technical Assistance in developing interest, investment, and marketing for the Healthy Forests Program | |||||
| Adams Ashby Group | R9SSB9PUJNL5 | RCAC | 5/1/2023 | 9/1/2024 | $104,075 | $104,075 |
| Brief Description of Contract | Labor Standards Compliance | |||||
Action Plan and Amendments
- NDR Action Plan (PDF) — 07/27/2017 — Combined with Phase II Application
- NDR Action Plan Non-Substantial Amendment 1 (PDF) — 10/25/2019
- DRGR NDR Action Plan (PDF)
NDR Grant Administration Manual (GAM)
- CDBG-NDR Grant Administration Manual (PDF) — updated 8/2023
NDR Monitoring Plan
Phase 2 NDRC Application
- Complete Application (PDF) — (Below are all sections broken out as submitted to HUD)
- Exhibit A - Executive Summary (PDF)
- Exhibit B - Threshold Requirements (PDF)
- Exhibit C - Capacity (PDF)
- Exhibit D - Need (PDF)
- Exhibit E - Soundness of Approach (PDF)
- Exhibit F - Leverage (PDF)
- Exhibit G - Long-Term Commitment (PDF)
- Attachment A - Partner documentation (PDF)
- Attachment B - Leverage documentation (PDF)
- Attachment C – CDBG-NDR Application Certifications (PDF)
- Attachment D - Consultation Summary (PDF)
- Attachment E - Optional Maps Drawing, and Renderings (PDF)
- California Watershed Map (PDF)
- Map of Proposed Proposition 1 and Proposition 84 Activity (PDF)
- Map of Watersheds and Biomass Removal Areas (PDF)
- Three Pillars of Community Watershed (PDF)
- Map of Fire Threat Watch – Western States (PDF)
- Biomass Range Feedstock (PDF)
- Tuolumne County Watershed (PDF)
- Smoke Map (PDF)
- 8/25 Rim Fire Update (PDF)
- Drought Severity – 08/2013 (PDF)
- Drought Severity – 08/2012 (PDF)
- Map of Fire Threat – Rim Fire (PDF)
- Tuolumne Burn History Map (PDF)
- Map of Rim Fire Evacuation Routes (PDF)
- Overview of the Rim Fire (PDF)
- Map of Community and Watershed Resiliency (PDF)
- U.S. Drought Monitor Map –10/2015 (PDF)
- California Drought Monitor Map –10/2015 (PDF)
- Map of Block Groups under 80% AMI (PDF)
- Threshold Range Project 2 (PDF)
- Attachment F – Benefit-Cost Analysis
- Attachment G – Waiver Requests (optional) (PDF)
- Attachment H – Crosswalk Checklist (PDF)
- Attachment I – MID-URN Checklist B (PDF)
Phase 1 NDRC Application
- Complete Application (PDF) — (Below are all sections broken out as submitted to HUD)
- Exhibit A - Executive Summary (PDF)
- Exhibit B - Threshold (PDF)
- Unmet Need Phase 1 –Sources and Uses for Infrastructure Threshold (PDF)
- USFS – Rim Fire Investments To Date (PDF)
- Quantitative Evidence for the Increasing Forest Fire Severity (PDF)
- UC_Berkeley - How California Came to Pass AB 32 - Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (PDF)
- USFS 1 HUD Project Proposals (PDF)
- USFS 2 Rim Range Infrastructure Repair Report (PDF)
- USFS 3 Heritage Project Niagara Trestle with Rim Fire Photo (PDF)
- USFS 4 Niagara Camp and Trestle National Register Original Photos (PDF)
- USFS 5 Niagara Camp and Trestle National Register Nomination (PDF)
- USFS 6 Cost Estimate for Bourland Trestle (PDF)
- US Forest Service - Rising Cost of Fire Operations (PDF)
- CA NDRC Target Area Unemployment (XLS)
- Rim Fire Fact Sheet (PDF)
- National Park Service Impacts of Fire Report (PDF)
- USFS – Environmental Degradation Summary Report (PDF)
- Exhibit C - Factor 1 - Capacity (PDF)
- Exhibit D - Factor 2 - Need / Extent of the Problem (PDF)
- Exhibit E - Factor 3 - Soundness of Approach (PDF)
- Exhibit F - Factor 4 - Leverage and Outcomes (PDF)
- Exhibit G - Factor 5 - Long-Term Commitment (PDF)
- Attachment A - Partners Documentation (PDF)
- Attachment B - Leverage Documentation (PDF)
- Attachment C - Certifications (PDF)
- Attachment D - Consultation Summary/Citizen Participation (PDF)
- Attachment F - Benefit-Cost Analysis
- Attachment G - Waiver Requests (PDF)
- Attachment H - Crosswalk Checklist (PDF)
- Attachment I - MID-URN Summary Checklist (PDF)
Supporting Documents
- 2011 Stewardship White Paper (PDF)
- The Economic Impact of the 2013 Rim Fire on Natural Lands (PDF)
- Tuolumne County - R10 Priority Areas (PPT)
- Tuolumne Utility District Main Canal (JPG)
- Tuolumne Utility District Water System (PDF)
- Buffalo Creek Fire (PPT)
- CALFIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Fire Plan (PDF)
- Background and Strategies for Managing Fires in California Forests (PDF)
- Composts as Post-Fire Erosion Control Treatments and Their Effect on Runoff Water Quality (PDF)
- Risks and Reservoir Operations: Droughts vs Floods & People vs Power (PDF)
- Ecosystem Restoration - Biosolids Applications Affect Runoff Water Quality following Forest Fire (PDF)
- Plant and Soil Responses to Biosolids Application following Forest Fire (PDF)
- United States Department of Agriculture - Rim Fire Recovery (Draft Environmental Impact Statement) (PDF)
- Rim Fire Habitat Improvement (PDF)
- Rim Fire Habitat Improvement - Proposed Action (PDF)
- Rim Fire Technical Workshop #1 (PDF)
- The Rim Fire - Hetch Hetchy Watershed Effects Report (PDF)
- Rim Fire (PDF)
- Yosemite National Park Rim Fire 2013 Burned Area Emergency Response Plan (PDF)
- Tuolumne Co. Board of Supervisors – Fire Insurance Challenges Work Plan (PDF)
NDR Environmental Documents
All National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document requirements are included below by activity pillar.
The FWHP Project covers weed abatement, fuels reduction/biomass removal, reforestation, fuel break expansion projects, and rangeland projects. Below are the Environmental Documents for FWHP:
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Recovery
- Reforestation
- Final U.S. Forest Service Environmental Impact Statement — 2016 Rim Fire Reforestation (PDF)
- Final U.S. Forest Service Environmental Impact Statement — 2016 Rim Fire Reforestation Map1 (PDF)
- Final U.S. Forest Service Environmental Impact Statement — 2016 Rim Fire Reforestation Map2 (PDF)
- Final U.S. Forest Service Environmental Impact Statement — 2016 Rim Fire Reforestation Map3 (PDF)
- Final U.S. Forest Service Environmental Impact Statement — 2016 Rim Fire Reforestation Map4 (PDF)
- Final U.S. Forest Service Environmental Impact Statement — 2016 Rim Fire Reforestation Map5 (PDF)
- HCD Statutory Worksheet — 2016 Rim Fire Reforestation — (PDF)
- Record of Decision - Reforestation (PDF)
- HUD — Request for Release of Funds (RROF)
- HCD Public Notice (PDF) — HUD public comment period ends October 23, 2017
- HUD Authority to use Grant Funds (PDF) — February 12, 2018
- California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Fuel Break Expansion Project (Fuel Break expansions)
- National Environment Policy Act (NEPA)
- California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Rangeland Projects
Below are the Environmental Documents for NDR’s Biomass Utilization Fund:
- TBI Executed Environmental Assessment (PDF)
- Appendix A: Statutory Worksheets (PDF)
- Appendix A: Statutory Worksheets Support Documents (PDF)
- Appendix B: TBI 8 Step Process (PDF)
- Appendix C: TBI Air Quality Study (PDF)
- Appendix C: TBI Green House Gas Study (PDF)
- Appendix D: TBI Biological Report (PDF)
- Appendix E: TBI Cultural Resources Report (PDF)
- Appendix E: TBI Cultural Report Appendices (PDF)
- Appendix F: TBI Cumulative Project List (PDF)
TBI Three Maps of Project For 8 Step Process
Below are the Environmental Documents for the two Community Resilience Centers built in Tuolumne County with CDBG-NDR funds:
- Initial Study/Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration for The Tuolumne Community & Appendix and The Groveland Community & Appendix;
- Environmental Assessment/Finding of NO Significant Impact for The Tuolumne Community & Appendix and for The Groveland Community & Appendix
- Tuolumne Legal Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Notice of Intent to Request a Release of Funds
- Groveland Legal Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Notice of Intent to Request a Release of Funds
NDR Public Notices
Tuolumne Biomass, LLC (TBLLC) Project
2022 Public Notices
2021 Public Notices
- TBI Early Public Notice for 8 Step Floodplain Process - English (PDF)
- TBI Early Public Notice for 8 Step Floodplain Process - Spanish (PDF)
2020 Public Notices
2019 Public Notices
- Spanish Public Notice for Comment — Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2019 (PDF)
- Public Notice for Comment — Neighborhood Stabilization Program — 2019 (PDF)
- Neighborhood Stabilization Program — Action Plan Substantial Amendment — 2019 (PDF)
2017 Public Notices
- Public Notice of Availability — Adoption of Final U.S. Forest Service Environmental Impact Statement — 2014 Rim Fire Recovery (PDF)
- Public Notice of Availability — Adoption of Final U.S. Forest Service Environmental Impact Statement — 2016 Rim Fire Reforestation (PDF)
2015 Public Notices