Cooperative Agreement L08AC14820

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $282,000 through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources on September 15, 2025, to support wildfire preparedness and response capacity among volunteer fire departments in Washington communities with populations under 10,000. The award, which extends through December 1, 2029, will provide necessary supplies and equipment to approximately 50...

The Colorado Department of Public Safety was awarded a $254,120 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support rural volunteer fire assistance efforts through September 2027. The grant funding will support the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program's goal of assisting non-federal forest and rural landowners in controlling and preventing rural fires. Specifically, the grant will aid Colorado's efforts to control, suppress, and strategically...

This FISCAL YEAR 2023 SUPPLEMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSISTANCE award, provided by the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), will provide $311,940.00 to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (FOA) to assist in the control of rural fires, prevention, control, suppression, and prescribed use of fires on non-federal forest lands and other non-federal lands...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $170,000 to the Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation on July 24, 2025, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This Project Grant supports the Volunteer Fire Assistance Program in Montana, which provides financial, technical, and related assistance to rural volunteer fire departments serving communities with populations under 10,000. The funding enables these...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $245,590.00 to the Colorado Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire Prevention and Control, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) on September 12, 2025. This Project Grant funds the establishment and operation of four wildfire training academies designed to train approximately 1,200 firefighters across Colorado. The training initiative directly supports rural fire departments in...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1.8 million cooperative agreement to Reax Engineering, Inc. from January 2023 through October 2027 under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The award will support Reax Engineering's development of a FIRES COMPARISON DASHBOARD to assist the Forest Service with the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program's goals related to rural fire prevention, control, suppression and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 8 (Southern Region), awarded the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services a $446,075 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) on September 5, 2025, with a completion date of September 4, 2030. This five-year award provides financial assistance, technical training, equipment, and technology to support the delivery of an efficient, uniform, and coordinated...

The State of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments has been awarded $389,215 under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region. The award, dated September 8, 2025, with a completion date of August 1, 2030, will fund critical wildfire management and operational readiness initiatives across Wyoming's state and rural fire departments. Primary deliverables include...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $2,838,440 Project Grant to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant, awarded on August 23, 2024, is to equip and train California's local and rural volunteer firefighters to enhance their capacity to respond to wildfires. The funding will support a range of activities such as hazardous fuels...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, through its State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), awarded $127,180 to the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands on June 10, 2026. This five-year Project Grant, which extends through May 31, 2031, supports safe and effective fire suppression throughout Utah across all land types by providing safety and tactical equipment to fire departments statewide, along...