The goal of this state fire capacity program is to fund will focus on identifying quality projects that address firerisk reduction activities by landowners and residents in communities at risk of…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $1.8 million to California Fire Safe Council, Inc. on September 24, 2025, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This Project Grant supports the state fire capacity program's goal of identifying and funding quality projects that address wildfire risk reduction activities by landowners and residents in California communities at risk of wildfire. The award will support efforts to restore and maintain landscapes, manage forests, and create fire-adapted communities on non-federal lands through December 31, 2029.

As a Sacramento-based nonprofit organization specializing in community wildfire preparedness and mitigation, California Fire Safe Council will deliver comprehensive services and technical assistance to support fire risk reduction across California. Key activities funded through this award include providing technical assistance to landowners and residents on forest resource management and wildfire risk reduction strategies, producing and distributing genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings for reforestation and forest health initiatives, promoting prescribed fire use as a forest management tool, and implementing wildfire resilience solutions in communities at risk of wildfire, including wildland-urban interface areas. This award represents the organization's continued capacity to execute complex, multi-year wildfire mitigation programs, building on over $11 million in prime federal grant awards received since 2017.

The goal of this state fire capacity program is to fund will focus on identifying quality projects that address firerisk reduction activities by landowners and residents in communities at risk of wildfire to restore andmaintain landscapes, manage forests, and create fire-adapted communities.