Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscapes
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
In 2022, the Forest Service launched the Wildfire Crisis Strategy to addresses wildfire risks to critical infrastructure, to protect communities, and to make forests more resilient. The implementation of the strategy and treatment of selected landscapes began in 2022.
In January 2023, the USDA secretary announced 11 additional landscapes, prioritizing protecting underserved communities, critical infrastructure, and public water sources, as well as to address risks on land close to tribal communities.
Project work to reduce wildfire risk will span upward of 45 million acres across 21 landscapes in the Western United States.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- U.S. Territory Government
- Local
- State
- Tribal
- Nonprofit Organization
- U.S. State Government
- Federally Recognized Tribal Government
How to Apply
Award Procedure
The federal program manager and cooperator will cooperatively plan out details for a specific project and then coordinate with the local grants management specialist to negotiate the proper agreement instrument to carry out the project activities.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 30 to 60 days
- Renewal interval: From 30 to 60 days
Project must be located within one of the identified Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscape Areas.
Program details & compliance
Description
The Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscapes (ALN 10.724) is a federal initiative aimed at addressing wildfire risks to critical infrastructure, protecting communities, and making forests more resilient. The strategy includes the implementation of treatments on selected landscapes across the Western United States, covering over 45 million acres. This initiative is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, which have committed significant federal appropriations for wildfire risk reduction. The strategy focuses on areas that are at higher risk of catastrophic wildland fires and require large-scale project work to reduce this high-risk potential. The Forest Service has identified multiple areas across all regions that are at risk and are in need of large-scale project work to reduce this high-risk potential.
Mission Categories
Primary: Forestry
Other categories:
Fire Protection
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Assistance may be used to reimburse for salary, supply, equipment, and contracts expenses to carry out projects on National Forest Systems lands that will reduce catastrophic wildland fire risk to better protect communities, infrastructure, and water sources, on the ground forest restoration work and forest health monitoring and evaluation.
Restrictions
Projects must be within landscapes specifically identified by the agency.
Matching Requirements
Cooperator match contributions shall align with the statutory authority requirements.