2026 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program

The 2026 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program is focused on high-impact forest-health projects that deliver strong, direct benefits to communities, critical infrastructure, or unique natural resources. Examples include constructing or improving fuelbreaks, protecting water supplies, improving safety along ingress/egress routes, and protecting hospitals, schools, giant sequoias, and other high-value resources and assets. The program seeks to create more resilient forest landscapes and watersheds and reduce wildfire risk. * Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and tribal governments * Eligible projects must be located within the Sierra-Cascade Region * Matching funding is not required but is considered in the project evaluation process * The total estimated available funding is $15,904,000 * The expected award announcement date is March, June, or September 2027 * The period of performance is expected to be completed by January 1, 2030