# BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities (15.228)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/15-228-blm-fuels-management-and-community-fire-assistance-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $64.1 million in 167 grants, about $383,945 per award.

## Objectives

Wildland Fire Fuels Management and Community Assistance Program activities represent strategic investments in managing vegetation through active management to reduce the intensity, severity or negative effects of wildfire. Provides cost-effective benefits to the American people, helps restore and maintain healthy ecosystems, and supports communities in their efforts to become fire-adapted. Supported activities include: programs that develop local capability including assessment and planning, community and homeowner mitigation and education activities, and community and homeowner education and implementation; planning and implementing fuels management activities, including the training, monitoring or maintenance associated with such fuels management activities, on federal land, or on adjacent nonfederal land for activities that benefit resources on federal land; and assisting with the prevention of wildfires to reduce the risk and impact to communities and their values.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $5.6 million | 48 |
| 2022 | $9.7 million | 62 |
| 2023 | $12.7 million | 73 |
| 2024 | $18.1 million | 75 |
| 2025 | $18.0 million | 52 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education | Nevada | $6.1 million |
| The New Mexico Association of Counties | New Mexico | $4.8 million |
| University of Oregon | Oregon | $4.7 million |
| Tuolumne County Resource Conservation District | California | $3.5 million |
| El Dorado, County of | California | $2.6 million |
| California Fire Safe Council, Inc | California | $2.0 million |
| Amador Fire Safe Council | California | $1.8 million |
| Alaska Department of Natural Resources | Alaska | $1.4 million |
| Oregon State University | Oregon | $1.4 million |
| Nevada Fire Chiefs Association, Inc. | Nevada | $1.2 million |
| Oregon Department of Forestry | Oregon | $1.2 million |
| Framing Our Community Inc | Idaho | $1.1 million |
| Butte Resource Conservation Dist | California | $999,987 |
| University of Utah | Utah | $998,831 |
| Colorado Department of Public Safety | Colorado | $931,998 |
| County of Tuolumne | California | $922,018 |
| City of Rapid City | South Dakota | $912,894 |
| Custer Co Courthouse | Montana | $896,419 |
| Lincoln County Weed & Pest Control District | Wyoming | $850,000 |
| Idaho Firewise Inc | Idaho | $825,000 |