Florida personnel will conduct hazardous fuel reduction projects via prescribed burning treatment or mechanical fuel reduction on lands within 10 miles of national forest property

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded the Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida $360,000 on August 6, 2026, under the State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program (CFDA 10.697) to conduct hazardous fuel reduction projects in Florida.

The recipient will treat a minimum of 98,562 acres with prescribed burning or mechanical fuel reduction on non-Federal lands within 10 miles of National Forest property. Work will be performed in Florida using a list of designated projects provided to the funding agency.

The award obligates $360,000 and carries a period of performance through August 5, 2031. The State & Private Forestry Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program funds mitigation of catastrophic wildfire risk to communities and the environment through hazard reduction and restoration of fire-adapted landscapes on non-Federal land where such activities benefit resources on Federal land.

Requested funds will be utilized within the areas covered under this program on non-federal lands. We will treat a minimum of 98,562 acres with prescribed fire utilizing the list of projects provided.