Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of Wildland Fire (OWF) - Slip-On Tanker Units
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- D26AS00056
- Agency
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Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- $10,000 to $249,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Disaster Prevention and Relief
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- City/Township Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- Special District Governments
- Independent School Districts
- Points of contact
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- Chelsea Whitten chelsea_whitten@ibc.doi.gov
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About this opportunity
The Department of the Interior, Office of Wildland Fire is seeking applications from eligible local governments to acquire slip-on tanker units that can be rapidly mounted on existing vehicles to enhance wildland firefighting capabilities. Applicants must be U.S. local governments (counties, municipalities, cities, townships, and fire districts) with fire protection responsibilities, maintain active SAM.gov registration classified as "U.S. Local Government," serve populations of 50,000 or less, and operate in communities with at least moderate wildfire risk (above the 40th percentile nationally). Slip-on tanker units must meet specific technical specifications outlined in the program guidance, including a minimum 50 GPM pump capacity at 100 psi, 100-gallon water tank, and NFPA-certified components. Merit review criteria will evaluate technical compliance with minimum specifications, certification of vehicle availability for installation, and demonstration of fiscally reasonable pricing. The application deadline is March 23, 2026, at 4:00 PM Central Time, with anticipated award notifications between May 15 and September 15, 2026.
Individual awards will range from $10,000 to $249,000, with total program funding of $20 million supporting an anticipated 125–175 awards nationally. The program anticipates funding slip-on tanker unit purchases and installation labor costs, with no cost-sharing or matching requirements, though additional costs such as vehicle chassis acquisition must be sourced through separate funding mechanisms. Installation will take place at applicant locations throughout the United States, with each recipient responsible for identifying qualified vendors meeting the established minimum specifications and managing the transactional timeline from award notification through equipment installation.
Synopsis
Wildfire activity is increasing. Drought and prolonged, increased temperatures are creating conditions that allow wildfires to start earlier in the year, enable them to last longer, and make them more difficult to control. Increasingly intense wildfires and prolonged droughts then lead to an influx of invasive species that burn more easily than native vegetation and in turn propel still more extreme wildfire activity.As a result, wildfires are now occurring in places where they were previously extremely rare, with more land burning, on average, each year.This is leading to a year-round wildfire season, now referred to as a fire year, throughout the country. The frequency of large wildfires is also increasing, particularly near communities.The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as BIL, enacted in November 2021, provides funding to local governments to acquire slip-on tanker units to support wildland firefighters.
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