# Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention (10.694)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-694-southwest-forest-health-and-wildfire-prevention/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $45.9 million in 17 grants, about $2.7 million per award.

## Objectives

(1) To enhance the capacity to develop, transfer, apply, monitor, and regularly update practical science-based forest restoration treatments that will reduce the risk of severe wildfires, and improve the health of dry forest and woodland ecosystems in the interior West; (2) to synthesize and adapt scientific findings from conventional research programs to the implementation of forest and woodland restoration on a landscape scale; (3) to facilitate the transfer of interdisciplinary knowledge required to understand the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of wildfire on ecosystems and landscapes; (4) to require the Institutes established under this Act to collaborate with Federal agencies to use ecological restoration and wildfire treatments; (5) to assist land managers in restoration-based applications and new management technologies; (6) to provide technical assistance to collaborative efforts by affected entities; and (7) to assist Federal and non-Federal land managers in providing information to the public on the role of fire and fire management.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $6.0 million | 3 |
| 2022 | $22.8 million | 5 |
| 2023 | $7.8 million | 4 |
| 2024 | $6.3 million | 3 |
| 2025 | $3.0 million | 3 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Arizona University | Arizona | $25.6 million |
| Colorado State University | Colorado | $10.9 million |
| New Mexico Highlands University | New Mexico | $9.4 million |