This grant will be used to fund the north carolina volunteer fire assistance program

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services $112,828 on August 26, 2026, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to fund the North Carolina Volunteer Fire Assistance Program.

The grant supports firefighting equipment, protective equipment, wildland firefighting hand tools, communications equipment, and related resources for rural fire departments that assist the North Carolina Forest Service on wildfire incidents. These funds build capacity across North Carolina for fire departments serving as critical wildfire response partners, and will be deployed in conjunction with similar grants to reach as many departments across the state as possible.

Performance runs through August 25, 2031, with all work conducted in North Carolina.

This grant pays for firefighting equipment, protective equipment, wildland firefighting hand tools, communications equipment and more. Rural departments used to assist the north carolina forest service on wildfire incidents. Funds from this grant will be used in conjunction with funding from similar grants to provide funding to as many departments across the state as possible. These grant funds build capacity across the state of north carolina for fire departments who are critical partners.