State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance (10.698)
State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance (Assistance Listing 10.698) is run by the Forest Service, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $222 million in 519 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $428,245 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $253,052. Half of the 519 awards fell between $121,952 and $467,995, and they ranged from $645 to $9.8 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$222 million
- Grant awards519
- Typical award$253,052
- Awarded in FY 2025$46.3 million
- Size rank586 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceGrant, cooperative agreement
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $25.6 million in fiscal 2021 to $46.3 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 586th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 64% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 59 states and territories.
What the program funds
With respect to nonfederal forest and other rural lands to assist in the control of rural fires; prevention, control, suppression, and prescribed use of fires on non-federal forest lands and other non-federal lands; development and transfer of new and improved fire prevention, control, suppression and prescribed fire technologies; organization of shared fire suppression resources, and achievement of more efficient fire mitigation and protection for States and local communities; provision of financial, technical and related assistance to local rural fire fighting forces.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Past notices
Of 6 notices posted under this program since 2021, most went up in November (4), February (1) and March (1).
- USDA-FS-FY25-R8-WILDFIRE-MITIGATION: FY25 State Fire Capacity Wildfire Hazard Mitigation
- USDA-FS-2025-COHESIVE-STRATEGY: 2025 Forest Service Eastern Region Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy NOFO
- USDA-FS-2024-COHESIVE-STRATEGY: Forest Service Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy RFA 2024
- USDA-FS-2024-SGSF-MIT: FY24 Southern Area State Fire Capacity Hazard Mitigation
- USDA-FS-2023-0831-MIT: FY23 Southern Area State Fire Capacity Hazard Mitigation
- USDA-FS-2023-COHESIVE-STRATEGY: Forest Service Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy RFA 2023
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Primary recipients are State Forestry agencies. non-profit organizations, tribal organizations, and educational institutions.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Use funds for necessary expenses to plan, implement, and support the prevention, control, suppression, and prescribed use of fires on non-federal forest lands and other non-federal lands.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Federal funds must be matched at a 1:1 ratio.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
$15,000-$2.5 million
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: A University was awarded funding to implement their State Fire Assistance program, aimed at enhancing leadership and delivering technical forestry services to support wildfire risk reduction and sustainable forest management. This award strengthens community wildfire protection planning efforts and fosters increased collaboration between private and public landowners.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance (10.698) awarded $222 million across 519 grant awards, an average of $428,245 per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 66% of the money, nonprofits 28% and colleges and universities 4.9%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 408 | $146 million | 66% |
| Nonprofits | 73 | $62.5 million | 28% |
| Colleges and universities | 31 | $10.9 million | 4.9% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 3 | $2.0 million | 0.9% |
| Small businesses | 1 | $900,000 | 0.4% |
| Other | 3 | $282,000 | 0.1% |
By state
49 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 18 | $29.3 million |
| California | 20 | $20.5 million |
| Colorado | 16 | $12.3 million |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | $11.3 million |
| District of Columbia | 22 | $10.0 million |
| Montana | 16 | $9.9 million |
| South Dakota | 12 | $9.5 million |
| Minnesota | 17 | $8.8 million |
| Michigan | 19 | $8.4 million |
| Oregon | 13 | $7.0 million |
| Hawaii | 15 | $6.2 million |
| Wisconsin | 10 | $6.2 million |
| Illinois | 15 | $4.5 million |
| New Jersey | 16 | $4.3 million |
| Maryland | 11 | $3.6 million |
| Texas | 6 | $3.3 million |
| New Mexico | 9 | $3.1 million |
| Arizona | 8 | $3.0 million |
| New York | 8 | $2.8 million |
| Alaska | 5 | $2.8 million |
| New Hampshire | 14 | $2.7 million |
| Missouri | 7 | $2.7 million |
| South Carolina | 10 | $2.6 million |
| Florida | 8 | $2.4 million |
| Washington | 6 | $2.4 million |
| Oklahoma | 7 | $2.3 million |
| North Carolina | 6 | $2.1 million |
| Alabama | 7 | $2.0 million |
| Indiana | 8 | $2.0 million |
| North Dakota | 8 | $1.9 million |
| Utah | 8 | $1.9 million |
| Georgia | 6 | $1.9 million |
| Arkansas | 6 | $1.8 million |
| Idaho | 8 | $1.8 million |
| West Virginia | 8 | $1.7 million |
| Mississippi | 6 | $1.7 million |
| Wyoming | 8 | $1.6 million |
| Louisiana | 6 | $1.6 million |
| Kansas | 8 | $1.5 million |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | $1.5 million |
| Kentucky | 6 | $1.5 million |
| Massachusetts | 9 | $1.5 million |
| Tennessee | 5 | $1.4 million |
| Ohio | 5 | $1.4 million |
| Guam | 6 | $1.3 million |
| Iowa | 5 | $1.2 million |
| Nebraska | 8 | $1.2 million |
| Nevada | 8 | $1.0 million |
| Maine | 4 | $997,339 |
| Delaware | 11 | $869,665 |
| Connecticut | 4 | $609,791 |
| Vermont | 5 | $571,858 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 5 | $471,000 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | $251,791 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 3 | $208,008 |
| American Samoa | 2 | $200,000 |
| Palau | 2 | $132,000 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 2 | $90,000 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | $90,000 |