Assistance program
National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance
$4.3 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- National Park Service, Interior, Department of the
- Assistance
- Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants);Use of Property, Facilities, and Equipment;Provision of Specialized Services;Advisory Services and Counseling;Dissemination of Technical Information
- CFDA number
- 15.948
- What it does
- To assist communities at risk from catastrophic wildland fires by providing assistance in the following areas: community programs that develop local capability including; assessment and planning, mitigation activities, and community and homeowner education and action; plan and implement hazardous fuels reduction activities, monitoring or maintenance associated with such hazardous fuels reduction activities, on federal land, or on adjacent nonfederal land for activities that mitigate the threat of catastrophic fire to communities and natural resources in high risk areas; enhance local and small business employment opportunities for rural communities; enhance the knowledge and fire protection capability of rural fire districts by providing assistance in education, and mitigation methods on a cost share basis; and implementing the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy.
- Who benefits
- States and local governments at risk as published in the Federal Register or as determined by the state, Indian Tribes, public and private education institutions, nonprofit organizations.
- Who applies
- States and local governments at risk as published in the Federal Register or as determined by the state, Indian Tribes, public and private education institutions, nonprofit organizations.
- Authorized by
- Cooperative Agreements, Transfer of Service Appropriated Funds U.S.C. § 54; 101702(a)
- Authority of Secretary to use appropriated funds for fire protection agencies U.S.C. § 54; 102711
- Rental of equipment for fire control purposes U.S.C. § 54; 100901(h)(3)
- Program site
- https://www.forestsandrangelands.gov/ ↗
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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