With this grant, the state will use the funds to treat acres for hazardous fuels reduction, develop multi-resource forest management plans, mitigate invasive species, insect infestation and disease,…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 3 (Southwestern Region), awarded $1,288,652 to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management on August 22, 2025, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) for a five-year project extending through August 15, 2030. The award funds active forest management activities on non-federal forest lands in Arizona, including hazardous fuels reduction treatments across multiple acres, development of multi-resource forest management plans, mitigation of invasive species and forest pest infestations, and disease management activities. These services align with priorities established in Arizona's State Forest Action Plan and support the maintenance of healthy, working forests throughout the state.

The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management is executing the grant as the primary implementing partner, with participation from the University of Arizona serving as a sub-awardee under the Invasive Plant Grant Program (sub-award date: December 18, 2025). The combination of state-level forestry operations and university research support enables comprehensive forest health protection and landscape restoration services across Arizona's approximately 22 million acres of forests, woodlands, and grasslands, addressing critical federal and state priorities for wildfire risk reduction and ecosystem resilience.

With this grant, the state will use the funds to treat acres for hazardous fuels reduction, develop multi-resource forest management plans, mitigate invasive species, insect infestation and disease, and other active forest management activities that support working forest, as determined by the priorities outlines in the state forest action plan.