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FY26 Bureau of Land Management Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance - Bureau wide

Federal funding opportunity L26AS00061 from Bureau of Land Management (Department of the Interior).

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes August 28, 2026

Posted
July 27, 2026
Closes
August 28, 2026
Award ceiling
$1,200,000
Award floor
$10,000
Program funding
$27,808,000
Expected awards
94
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Assistance listing
15.228
Category
Natural Resources
Archives
September 28, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 15.228 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$18.1M
FY2025 obligated
$18M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$1.6M
Awards in window
119

Top recipients: Tuolumne County Resource Conservation District, Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education, University of Oregon, El Dorado, County of, The New Mexico Association of Counties

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026

Synopsis

Wildland Fire Fuels Management and Community Assistance Program activities embody strategic investments in managing vegetation by reducing the intensity, severity, or negative effects of wildfire. These initiatives provide cost-effective benefits to the American people, help maintain and support communities in becoming fire adapted. Program activities include developing local capacities through assessment and planning, community and homeowner mitigation efforts, and implementation of fuels management treatments and activities. This involves training, monitoring, or implementing/maintaining fuels management on federal land or adjacent non-federal land to benefit federal resources, as well as assisting with wildfire prevention to mitigate risks to communities and their values. Additionally, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has an opportunity to collaborate with partner organizations to support these efforts, reducing the intensity, severity, risk, and impact of catastrophic wildfires on local communities through coordination, hazardous fuel reduction, and further education on wildfire prevention. These activities help create jobs and advance conservation and restoration efforts through planning and implementation of hazardous fuels reduction projects. This work aligns with administration priorities by strengthening partnerships, encouraging local wildfire preparedness and mitigation, and empowering community-driven wildfire risk reduction, while generating revenue and utilizing natural resources to support the American economy.

Who can apply

Individuals and For-Profit Organizations are ineligible to apply for awards under this NOFO.This program NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, 16 USC, Chapter 37, Subchapter II-Public Lands Corps, is the only legislative authority that allows BLM to "hire" interns under this authority. Therefore, eligible Youth Conservation Corps may only apply for projects developed under NOFO 15.243 – BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands.

How to apply

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Agency contact: Bureau of Land Management · [email protected] · 303-202-3865

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