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Regional Wildfire & Landscape Resilience Grants

Grantor:
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Portal ID:
171582
Status:
Forecasted
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The purpose is to accelerate landscape-scale, regionally appropriate activities that are consistent with the California Climate Bond’s goals to strengthen local capacity, improve landscape health and resilience, and reduce wildfire risk to communities. Regional Grants will fund collaborative land management partnerships and entities that have developed, planned, and are ready to implement portfolios of multi-benefit projects across a landscape.

Description:

The program will follow a two-phase application process, with concept proposals due by 3 p.m. PDT on June 30, 2026.

ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES

A. Regionally appropriate landscape resilience

B. Community hazardous fuels reduction or modification

C. Prescribed and cultural fire

D. Pest management

E. Reforestation and revegetation

F.  Biomass Utilization

G. Maintenance of and/or improvements to previously established and completed wildfire and landscape resilience projects.

H. Planning: Up to 10% of total funds or $1 million (whichever is less).

I. Workforce Education & Training that is appropriately scaled to the overall project and clearly aligned with its primary objectives.

FUNDING PRIORITIES

A. Multi-benefit projects that have been identified as a regional priority using a transparent prioritization process that integrates data-driven analysis, practitioner expertise, and community input. P

B. Applicants that have demonstrated sufficient administrative, technical, and operational capacity to successfully manage and deliver large, multi-partner projects.

C. Projects that leverage CAL FIRE funds with other state, federal, local, and/or private/philanthropic investments including projects that align program funding across Climate Bond programs.

D. Projects that advance regional capacity to develop, prioritize, and implement wildfire and landscape resilience projects. 

E. Projects that have broad involvement from regional stakeholders, including tribes.

F.  Projects that enlist the services of the California Conservation Corps, certified community conservation corps, or tribal corps. 

G. Projects that provide meaningful and direct benefits to disadvantaged communities, severely disadvantaged communities, or vulnerable populations.

H. Projects that advance the State’s strategic goals and priorities.

I. Projects that have environmental compliance completed or have environmental compliance completed for a majority of the sub-projects. 

 

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Individual
  • Nonprofit
  • Other Legal Entity
  • Public Agency
  • Tribal Government

Per the Climate Bond (PRC §90110), an eligible applicant is a public agency, local agency, nonprofit organization, special district, joint powers authority, tribe, public utility, local publicly owned utility, or mutual water company.

Eligible Geographies:

Projects are encouraged to occur across multiple landownerships. 

Matching Funding Requirement:

Match is not required but projects will be scored higher if they leverage CAL FIRE funds with other state, federal, local, and/or private/philanthropic investments to produce the greatest public benefit including projects that align program funding across Climate Bond programs.

Important Dates

The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
End 2026
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
Q1/2027-2/15/2031
Anticipated Open Date
May 13, 2026

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$30,000,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
$5,000,000 – $20,000,000
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
Yes ( see Description for details )
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State

Funding Source Notes:

Funding is from California's $10 billion General Obligation Bond called the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024, also commonly known as the “Climate Bond.” 

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Funds will be disbursed only once there is a fully executed Grant Agreement between CAL FIRE and the grantee. Payments will be made on a reimbursement basis. No work prior to or after the grant period will be reimbursable. Advance payments may be considered in accordance with California PRC § 90130. Advance payments are solely at CAL FIRE’s discretion.

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
RegionalGrants@fire.ca.gov

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