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Federal grants to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in Sacramento, California received $142 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 60 awards. Its largest program was Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program, with $43.2 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $29.4 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20219$6.8 million
FY 202212$7.7 million
FY 202317$74.3 million
FY 202416$23.3 million
FY 202521$29.4 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program 10.7271$43.2 million
Cooperative Forestry Assistance 10.66414$41.3 million
Forest Legacy Program 10.6766$18.8 million
Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy Program 10.7343$12.8 million
State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance 10.69812$10.7 million
Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration 10.7311$5.0 million
Good Neighbor Authority 10.6914$4.0 million
Urban and Community Forestry Program 10.6752$3.0 million
Forest Health Protection 10.6802$751,540
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program 10.7151$607,000

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Agriculture49$141 million
Department of the Interior10$615,793

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Inflation reduction act urban and community forestry
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Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry ProgramAugust 2, 2023$43.2 million
Disaster recovery of private lands in California
ASST_NON_23DG11052021253_012 on USAspending
Cooperative Forestry AssistanceJune 13, 2023$32.1 million
This project strategically extends a network of protected lands which numerous species of concern rely by funding the purchase of a conservation easement on brushy mountain, eel river peninsula forest legacy project area. Species of concern include the federally threatened and endangered coastal chi
ASST_NON_25DG11052021226_012 on USAspending
Forest Legacy ProgramAugust 19, 2025$11.7 million
Brushy mountain phase 3 conservation easement
ASST_NON_23DG11052021298_012 on USAspending
Inflation Reduction Act - Forest Legacy ProgramAugust 28, 2023$10.0 million
Advancing restoration and resilience of californias private nonindustrial forestlands
ASST_NON_25DG11052021207_012 on USAspending
Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale RestorationJanuary 13, 2025$5.0 million
Trinity timberlands conservation easement
ASST_NON_23DG11052021243_012 on USAspending
Forest Legacy ProgramApril 19, 2023$3.0 million
Shackleford forest conservation easement
ASST_NON_22DG11052021248_012 on USAspending
Forest Legacy ProgramJuly 20, 2022$3.0 million
Conservation easement on travis forestland
ASST_NON_21DG11052021219_012 on USAspending
Forest Legacy ProgramMay 14, 2021$2.9 million
Urban and community forestry program
ASST_NON_22DG11052021224_012 on USAspending
Urban and Community Forestry ProgramJuly 8, 2022$2.0 million
An estimated 415 acres of fuels will be treated and estimated 1,000 million board feet of volume will be sold with the initial funding. The agreement spans 10 years and additional fuels acres and timber volume will increase as if additional funding is added to the agreement through the life of the a
ASST_NON_25GN11052007009_012 on USAspending
Good Neighbor AuthoritySeptember 12, 2025$2.0 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection get?

$142 million in 60 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection the most?

The Department of Agriculture, with $141 million in 49 awards. The Department of the Interior follow.

What is California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's largest federal grant?

$43.2 million under Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program, with its first action in the period on August 2, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection?

Its largest are Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program, Cooperative Forestry Assistance and Forest Legacy Program.

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