National Association Of State Foresters

National Association of State Foresters, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization, receives federal grant funding from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service to operate as prime recipient for wildland fire management, forest stewardship coordination, and state forestry capacity-building programs. The organization does not hold federal contracts; all 129 awards in its recent portfolio are federal grants and cooperative agreements, with NASF acting as prime recipient in 100% of cases.

NASF's federal grant portfolio centers on four concrete capability areas. The Incident Qualification System, funded under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) and the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698), provides infrastructure for state emergency responders and wildland firefighters to track training qualifications and certifications in compliance with National Wildfire Coordinating Group standards; recent awards include $314,517 (August 2026, performance through September 2028), $550,000 (August 2025, through September 2027), and $304,000 (July 2024, through September 2026). The Grant Accomplishment Reporting Portal, awarded $500,000 under CFDA 10.664 (September 2025, through May 2029), delivers consolidated wildfire and forest management program outcome reporting and performance tracking across federal agencies, states, and the public. Wildland Fire Leadership Council operations, including Executive Director and Regional Coordinator positions funded through project grants, support national fire budget allocation and cohesive strategy implementation. A $1 million Cooperative Forestry for Co-Stewardship initiative (CFDA 10.664, August 2025, through September 2028) funds subject matter experts and targeted messaging to align state forestry efforts with federal administration priorities across approximately 500 million acres of non-federal forest land. NASF also operates the Complex Incident Management Course, which received facility rental support ($257,000–$304,000 range across multiple awards, July 2024–September 2026), and administers Farm Bill conservation programs focused on forestry and agroforestry financial and technical assistance under a cooperative agreement with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.720, September 2024, through September 2029).

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Washington Office Acquisitions dominates NASF's customer concentration, funding 68 awards (52.7% of total awards) with $60,000 combined potential value; the broader Department of Agriculture Forest Service system brings the total to 114 awards. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region provides two awards with $27,000 combined potential value. Six awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, exposing NASF to recompete risk. NASF's combined obligated dollars across all awards total $49.5 million, substantially exceeding the $176,000 in combined potential value stated in the portfolio—a reflection of the organization's long operational tenure and consistent multi-year grant renewals since 2004. Awards flow through project grants and cooperative agreements rather than task orders or delivery orders, positioning NASF as a sustained operational partner to federal forest and wildfire management rather than a vendor competing on federal vehicles or set-asides.