2026 Wildfire Resilience Block Grants

About this funding opportunity

CAL FIRE's Wildfire Resilience Program awards funding to build local capacity while providing financial and technical forestry assistance to nonindustrial forest landowners. The power of this program comes from the regional partner’s ability to set parameters for assistance that directly meet the unique needs of the landowners in their local region.

Projects under this grant: Make funding available through agreements with private nonindustrial forest landowners to pay for specific, non-commercial ecological forest improvement and wildfire resilience practices to the extent they support reforestation and longevity of existing regeneration. Provide technical assistance to promote information sharing and education on the full range of effective reforestation practices and opportunities as well as forest management education and management planni Promote long-term storage of carbon in forest trees and soils through reforestation and reduction of forest overcrowding and pests. Further the goals of the California Forest Carbon Plan, California’s Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy, California’s Wildfire & Forest Resilience Action Plan, California’s Strategic Plan for Expanding the Use of Beneficial Fire, and AB 32 Climate Change Scoping Plan. CAL FIRE seeks to significantly increase reforestation of forests degraded by overcrowding, drought, pest infestation, and catastrophic fire.

Topic areas: Energy and Environment, Circular Economy and Sustainability, Agriculture and Food.

Funding amount

This grant provides $100K-$5M in funding, up to $5M per award.

Deadline

Applications are due Aug 07, 2026. Confirm the exact closing time on the official program page before applying.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• NGOs
• Other
• Public Authorities

Eligibility

Applicants are limited to Resource Conservation Districts (RCD’s), local and state agencies, and special districts capable of acting as lead agency for CEQA projects. These applicants must demonstrate they have the capacity to deliver a forestry based technical and financial assistance program to non-industrial forest landowners. No specific geographic areas. All forested areas in CA are eligible where they are owned by a nonindustrial forestland owner. Publicly owned lands are not eligible.

Agency

2026 Wildfire Resilience Block Grants is administered by Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (DFFP), listed via Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.