# 2025 Forest Service Eastern Region Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy NOFO

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fs-2025-cohesive-strategy-2025-forest-service-eastern-region-cohesive-wildland-fire/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356933

> Forest Service offered grants of up to $300,000 (at least $25,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 25 awards. Applications closed on January 15, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FS-2025-COHESIVE-STRATEGY |
| Agency | Forest Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 15, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $300,000 |
| Award floor | $25,000 |
| Expected awards | 25 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.698 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Forest Fire Compacts

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Forest Service supports moving toward shared stewardship across Landscapes as part of a conceptual framework for making strategic investments across landscapes to co-manage wildfire risk and achieve positive outcomes at the most appropriate scale. Within this framework, Eastern Region Cohesive Fire Strategy Competitive Request for Applications is designed to support and carry out the first two goals of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (NCS) across the Midwestern and Northeastern States as well as meet the intent of the current year budget direction. These first two national goals are: Restore and Maintain Landscapes: Landscapes across all jurisdictions are resilient to fire-related disturbances in accordance with management objectives. Create Fire Adapted Communities: Human populations and infrastructure can withstand a wildfire without loss of life and property.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FS-2025-COHESIVE-STRATEGY still open?

No. It closed on January 15, 2025.

### Who can apply for 2025 Forest Service Eastern Region Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy NOFO?

Forest Service accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for 2025 Forest Service Eastern Region Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy NOFO?

Closed January 15, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $300,000 each.

### Who has won State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Nature Conservancy, Department of Conservation & Natural Resources Pennsylvania, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The program made 519 awards worth $222 million in that time.