FY26 Community Project Funds-Congressionally Directed Spending
Active
- Assistance listing
- 10.741
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Grant awards
- 8 $5,819,000 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
- Treasury account
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- 12-1105-0-1-302
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service is awarding Congressionally directed Project Grants under CFDA 10.741 for specific projects designated by Congress through the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, with the most recent award issued on July 23, 2026.
The program funds concrete forest and wildland management activities, predominantly hazardous fuel reduction in communities with high wildfire risk, wildland-urban interface treatments, forest health initiatives, watershed management, and related ecosystem restoration. Recent awards exemplify this scope: a $1.3 million grant to establish and staff a dedicated wildland hand crew in Oregon for wildfire response and mutual aid; a $1.3 million grant for treating up to 200 acres of private land adjacent to Rampart Range Road in Colorado to create strategic fuel breaks; a $1 million grant in New Mexico for removing invasive Siberian elm to restore native cottonwood and willow gallery forest while reducing wildfire risk; and a $550 thousand grant for hiring an urban forestry fellow and funding a youth program in a city's urban canopy management.
All eight awards in the recent portfolio are Project Grants. Funding is distributed across four Forest Service regions, with the Rocky Mountain Region (R2) leading at 3 awards totaling $1.9 million in federal dollars obligated, followed by the Southwestern Region (R3) at 2 awards and $1.5 million, the Eastern Region (R9) at 2 awards and $1.1 million, and the Pacific Northwest Region (R6) at 1 award and $1.3 million. Combined federal dollars obligated across the eight recent awards total $5.8 million.
This is Congressionally directed spending: funds may only be used to accomplish the specific project Congress has designated, and applicants must be pre-selected recipients. The grant period may not exceed five years. Preapplication coordination is required, and requests for extension must be submitted more than 30 days prior to grant expiration. No recent grant opportunities are open for new applications; recipients are those designated by Congress and submit proposals for Forest Service review.
Objective and description
- Objective
These are specific projects selected by Congress for funding via the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.
- Description
This listing is for Congressionally designated projects spanning an array of programmatic areas. This includes but is not limited to hazardous fuel reduction communities that have a high wildfire risk, watershed management, and forest health initiatives.
Eligibility
- Uses of assistance
Funds may only be used to accomplish the project selected by Congress.
- Use restrictions
Only for project activities identified within the stated authority.
How to apply
- Preapplication coordination
Preapplication coordination is required.
- Award procedure
Selected recipients will submit their proposal/application packages which will be reviewed for completeness. If sufficient, the grant will be awarded. If clarification/edits are necessary, the recipient will be contacted by the Forest Service program manager.
- Renewals
Requests for extension must be received more than 30 days prior to expiration of the grant. The total grant period may not be more than 5 years.
Grant awards
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District | $1,340,000 | 23% |
| 2 | National Forest Foundation | $1,299,000 | 22% |
| 3 | Tesuque Pueblo Administration | $1,000,000 | 17% |
| 4 | City Of Lynn | $550,000 | 9% |
| 5 | Pueblo Of Taos | $525,000 | 9% |
| 6 | Intervale Center, Inc. | $500,000 | 9% |
| 7 | West Region Wildfire Council | $500,000 | 9% |
| 8 | Estes Valley Watershed Coalition | $105,000 | 2% |
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $5,819,000 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 10.741?
Assistance Listing 10.741 is FY26 Community Project Funds-Congressionally Directed Spending, a federal grant program run by Forest Service (Department of Agriculture).
What is the CFDA number for FY26 Community Project Funds-Congressionally Directed Spending?
Its CFDA number is 10.741: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 10.741 awarded?
8 grant awards under 10.741 have obligated $5,819,000 in federal funds to 8 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 10.741?
The recipients obligated the most under FY26 Community Project Funds-Congressionally Directed Spending are Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District ($1,340,000), National Forest Foundation ($1,299,000) and Tesuque Pueblo Administration ($1,000,000).
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