Economic Recovery

Program Description: Provide planning, technical and financial assistance to communities that are economically distressed from dependency on forest related resources. Included are communities experiencing hardship due to loss of jobs and income derived from forestry, wood products industry or related commercial enterprises such as recreation and tourism in the National Forest.

Economic Recovery encourages communities to coordinate with public and private agencies and organizations to develop community action teams and comprehensive community action plans to promote economic improvement, industrial and business diversification and community revitalization.

Eligible Communities: Any town, township or municipality or similar unit of general purpose local government, or area represented by a federally recognized Native American Tribe, a not-for profit corporation or institution organized to promote broad based economic development, that has a population of 10,000 or less; is located within 100 miles of a national forest and is located within a county where at least 15% of the primary and secondary income is derived from forest related products or industries; or

Any county not classified as a Metropolitan Statistical Area that meets the proximity and economic dependency criteria.

Funding Information: Matching requirements limit federal contributions to no more than 80% of total project. Priority will be given to communities not eligible for Northwest Economic Adjustment funds. Economic Recovery funds and Rural Development Administration funds for planning assistance cannot be used within 5 years of one another.

Timelines: November 1998 Pre-Applications to Forest Coord.

February 1999 Applications due to Forest Coord.

April 1999 Award Announcement

Bruce Goines

State and Private Forestry

U.S. Forest Service

630 Sansome Street

San Francisco, CA 94111

Phn 415/705-2678

Fax 415/705:1140

Frank Mosbacher

El Dorado National Forest

100 Forni Road

Placerville, CA 95667

Phn 530/662-5061

Fax 530/621:5297

Nancy Upham

Inyo National Forest

873 North Main Street

Bishop, CA 93546

Phn 760/873-2400

Fax 760/873:2458

Nancy Gibson/Jim Walker

Klamath National Forest

1312 Fairlane

Yreka, CA 96067

Phn 530/842-6131

Fax 530/842:6327

Elizabeth Norton

Lassen National Forest

55 South Sacramento Street

Susanville, CA 96130

Phn 530/257-2151

Fax 530/257:8282

Victoria Stoll

Mendocino National Forest

420 East Laurel Street

Willows, CA 95988

Phn 530/934-3316

Fax 530/934:7384

Nancy Gardner

Modoc National Forest

441 North Main Street

Alturas, CA 96101

Phn 530/233-5811

Fax 530/233:8707

Lee Anne Taylor

Plumas National Forest

159 Lawrence Street, Box 11500

Quincy, CA 95971-6025

Phn 530/283-7890

Fax 530/283:4156

Art Gaffey

Sequoia National Forest

900 West Grand Avenue

Porterville, CA 93257-2035

Phn 209/781-1500

Fax 209/781:4744

Patricia Visser

Six Rivers National Forest

1330 Bayshore Way

Eureka, CA 95501

Phn 707/441-3549

Fax 707/442:9242

Duane Lyon

Shasta Trinity National Forest

2400 Washington Avenue

Redding, CA 96001

Phn 530/242-2207

Fax 530/246:5045

Sue Exline

Sierra national Forest

1600 Tollhouse Road

Clovis, CA 93611

Phn 209/297-0706

Fax 209/487:5716

Chris Nota

Sierra National Forest

Minarets Ranger District

57003 Road 226, P.O. Box 10

North Fork, CA 93643

Phn 209/877-2218

Fax 209/877:3173

Brian Curtis

Sierra National Forest

Mariposa Ranger District

43060 Highway 61

Oakhurst, CA 93644

Phn 209/683-4665

Fax 209/683:7258

Patti Hirami

Tahoe National Forest

531 Coyote Street

PO Box 6003

Nevada City, CA 95959

Phn 530/265-4531

Fax 530/478:6107

Jayne Montoya

Stanislas National Forest

19777 Grenley Road

Sonora, CA 95370

Phn 209/532-3671

Fax 209/533:1890

Gene Blankenbaker/Margie Clack

Sequoia National Forest

PO Box 3810

Lake Isabella, CA 93240-3810

Phn 760/379-5646

Fax 760/379:8597