Project Grant L10AP20019

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $170,000 to the Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation on July 24, 2025, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This Project Grant supports the Volunteer Fire Assistance Program in Montana, which provides financial, technical, and related assistance to rural volunteer fire departments serving communities with populations under 10,000. Eligible departments must be...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) was awarded $684,000 under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region). The award, dated November 25, 2025, with a completion deadline of December 31, 2029, will support critical firefighter readiness and operational capacity enhancements through four primary deliverables: training for...

The Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps received a $300,000 Project Grant awarded September 10, 2025, through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, with performance through July 30, 2027. The grant funds specialized equipment, protective gear, and updated supplies to enhance wildland fire response and safety capabilities for fire crews operating in remote areas across Puerto Rico....

The Colorado Department of Public Safety was awarded a $254,120 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support rural volunteer fire assistance efforts through September 2027. The grant funding will support the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program's goal of assisting non-federal forest and rural landowners in controlling and preventing rural fires. Specifically, the grant will aid Colorado's efforts to control, suppress, and strategically...

This FISCAL YEAR 2023 SUPPLEMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSISTANCE award, provided by the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), will provide $311,940.00 to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (FOA) to assist in the control of rural fires, prevention, control, suppression, and prescribed use of fires on non-federal forest lands and other non-federal lands...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded $282,000 to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) on September 15, 2025. This Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funded project provides wildfire preparedness support to volunteer fire departments in Washington communities with populations under 10,000. The grant delivers necessary supplies and equipment to...

The Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact received a $601,000 project grant award from the USDA Forest Service Eastern Region through the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The funding will support fire training and capacity building activities for state and volunteer fire personnel through September 2027. Specifically, the grant will equip and train non-federal forest and rural land fire personnel to increase national mobility and ensure they...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $2,838,440 Project Grant to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant, awarded on August 23, 2024, is to equip and train California's local and rural volunteer firefighters to enhance their capacity to respond to wildfires. The funding will support a range of activities such as hazardous fuels...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 1, awarded the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) a $401,600 project grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to enhance Montana's wildfire preparedness and response capacity through statewide collaborative efforts. The award, effective July 30, 2025, through June 30, 2030, supports personnel costs for interagency coordination of...

The $659,140 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service will support the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's provision of volunteer fire assistance under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program. Specifically, the funding will equip California volunteer firefighters through December 2023. The State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program aims to assist control of rural fires and development of new...