Cooperative Agreement L10AC20557

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 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 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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, through its State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), awarded $327,266 to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services on September 5, 2025. This five-year project grant, with a completion date of September 4, 2030, provides financial assistance, technical training, equipment, and technology to support North Carolina's delivery of an efficient, uniform, and coordinated wildland...

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...

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...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region), awarded $684,000 to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) on November 25, 2025, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The project, with a completion date of December 31, 2029, delivers comprehensive firefighter capacity building and equipment for rural fire departments in California. Key...

The Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact received a $601,000 project grant award from the USDA Forest Service Eastern Region through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The funding will support fire training and capacity building activities for state and volunteer fire personnel through September 2027. Specifically, the grant will equip and train non-federal forest and rural land fire personnel to increase national mobility and ensure they...

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...