Department of Interior Wildfire Management - Preparedness (15.088)
Department of Interior Wildfire Management - Preparedness (Assistance Listing 15.088) is run by the Departmental Offices, part of the Department of the Interior. It awarded $6.2 million in 114 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $54,691 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $41,434. Half of the 114 awards fell between $26,057 and $67,994, and they ranged from $16,221 to $246,420.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$6.2 million
- Grant awards114
- Typical award$41,434
- Awarded in FY 2025$5.0 million
- Size rank1588 of 1824
- Type of assistanceGrant
Key findings
- It is the 1588th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 41% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 28 states and territories.
What the program funds
Provide funding to local governments with fire protection responsibilities to acquire slip-on tanker units to establish fleets of vehicles that can be quickly converted to be operated as fire engines.
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.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
This listing is restricted to the entities identified above that have fire protection responsibilities.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The funds will be used by local governments with fire protection responsibilities to acquire and install slip-on tanker units to establish fleets of vehicles that can be quickly converted to be operated as fire engines.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
$30,000 - $250,000; Average award is $80,000.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Provided financial assistance for U.S. local governments to acquire 179 slip-on tanker units.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Department of Interior Wildfire Management - Preparedness (15.088) awarded$6.2 million across 114 grant awards, an average of $54,691 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Soil and Water Conservation District | Oregon | 1 | $246,420 |
| County of Baker | Oregon | 1 | $190,806 |
| Stevens County Fire District #5 | Washington | 1 | $184,709 |
| Elko County Fire Protection District | Nevada | 1 | $176,622 |
| Clark County Fire Dept-Admin | Nevada | 1 | $142,500 |
| County of Tooele | Utah | 1 | $138,360 |
| Rossville Volunteer Fire Department | South Carolina | 1 | $131,288 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | Alaska | 2 | $129,666 |
| Washoe County | Nevada | 1 | $127,420 |
| Rolette County | North Dakota | 1 | $125,875 |
| Town of Meeker | Oklahoma | 1 | $108,950 |
| Peeples Valley Fire District | Arizona | 1 | $99,999 |
| Northwest Fire Protection District | Missouri | 1 | $98,455 |
| Deary Rural Fire District | Idaho | 1 | $97,000 |
| Nebraska Game & Parks Commission | Nebraska | 1 | $96,000 |
| North Tooele Fire Protection Service District | Utah | 1 | $93,000 |
| Jefferson County Fire District | Kansas | 1 | $91,146 |
| Rooks County Courthouse | Kansas | 1 | $84,760 |
| Montgomery County of | Kansas | 1 | $84,000 |
| City of Burwell | Nebraska | 1 | $82,720 |
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 99% of the money, nonprofits 0.6%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 113 | $6.2 million | 99% |
| Nonprofits | 1 | $39,029 | 0.6% |
By state
3 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are California, Minnesota and South Carolina.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 8 | $727,409 |
| California | 14 | $576,143 |
| Minnesota | 14 | $497,469 |
| Nevada | 3 | $446,542 |
| Kansas | 7 | $438,312 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $424,788 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | $391,483 |
| Nebraska | 7 | $322,740 |
| Washington | 4 | $308,639 |
| Missouri | 4 | $303,410 |
| Idaho | 5 | $255,106 |
| Utah | 2 | $231,360 |
| Tennessee | 5 | $184,895 |
| Virginia | 4 | $184,017 |
| Colorado | 3 | $151,101 |
| Alaska | 2 | $129,666 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $125,875 |
| Arizona | 2 | $116,220 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $92,609 |
| Georgia | 2 | $57,307 |
| Arkansas | 1 | $55,000 |
| Florida | 1 | $53,331 |
| Texas | 1 | $45,000 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $30,705 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $23,431 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $21,138 |
| Alabama | 1 | $21,034 |
| Montana | 1 | $20,000 |