The initial phase, totalling around $50m, prioritises community-based organisations that are on the frontlines of wildfire relief.
The selected organisations are said to have the infrastructure, experience and relationships necessary to deliver assistance to impacted individuals. These bodies have each received $100,000 or more.
Recipients include the Alliance for Children’s Rights, Change Reaction, and Door of Hope.
“Grants have been allocated to support a myriad of fire-affected individuals including displaced residents, workers, small business owners and first responders, with a focus on essential services, food assistance, childcare support, critical healthcare resources, housing support, rental relief, student assistance programs, and navigation services to ensure victims can access legal resources, government benefits and seamlessly work through challenging paperwork,” read a FireAid statement.
The first phase of funds will be fully distributed by the end of February before phase two begins.
The second phase will focus on additional relief needs including sustaining long-term recovery, remediation, rebuilding, and further addressing environmental issues.
FireAid has established a programme for the issuance of smaller grants available, ranging from $10,000 to $50,000.
FireAid took place in Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome and Kia Forum on January 30 and featured performances from more than 30 artists including Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Stevie Nicks.
The wildfires have resulted in the deaths of at least 29 people and the destruction of 16,249 structures.