State fire assistance appropriations are intended to provide states the opportunity to address their critical response and preparedness needs including improved firefighter safety, fire planning,…

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded the Energy & Environment Cabinet of Kentucky $331,094 on July 2, 2026, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The award funds fire prevention, control, suppression, mitigation, and prescribed use of fires on non-federal forest lands and other non-federal lands throughout Kentucky. The period of performance runs through July 1, 2031. Assistance type is Project Grant.

State fire assistance appropriations are intended to provide states the opportunity to address their critical response and preparedness needs including improved firefighter safety, fire planning, firefighter training, communications, adopting and implementing the national incident management system, increased, and enhanced initial attack capability, and mobilization readiness for the safe and efficient suppression, prevention of wildfires on non-federal lands.