Hazardous Fuels
Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System
Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes
Wildfire Activities Funded: “Mitigation”
Authorization:
P.L. 108-148
U.S.C: 16 U.S.C. §6511
5,213
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL)
FY2017 – FY2026
Description
The Hazardous Fuels program funds hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest land, as well as fully and partially funding other U.S. Forest Service grant programs such as the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program, the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program, and the Wood Innovations Grants Program.Additional Program Notes & TCS Insights
Prior to FY2018, the Hazardous Fuels budget line item was funded under the USFS’s Wildland Fire Management (WFM) account.Appropriations
| Regular | Supplemental | IIJA | IRA | |
| FY2015 | 361,749,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2016 | 375,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2017 | 390,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2018 | 430,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2019 | 435,000,000 | 21,000,000 | — | — |
| FY2020 | 445,310,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2021 | 180,388,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2022 | 187,388,000 | — | 102,800,000 | 1,800,000,000 |
| FY2023 | 207,000,000 | — | 102,800,000 | |
| FY2024 | 175,450,000 | — | 102,800,000 | |
| FY2025 | 175,450,000 | 75,000,000 | 102,800,000 | |
| FY2026 | 176,850,000 | 102,800,000 |
Last Updated: March 20, 2026
Received Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding: Yes – Existing
Received Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding: Yes – Existing
Appropriations Notes
Supplemental appropriations through the Inflation Reduction Act are available through September 30, 2031. $100 million in Inflation Reduction Act hazardous fuels funding will be allocated through a competitive process under the Collaborative Wildfire Risk Reduction Program (CWRRP).
*In FY2021, the U.S. Forest Service implemented a new budget line item for salaries and expenses across all Forest Service programs – costs that had previously been incorporated into each program’s budget line item. This re-structuring makes it difficult to compare program spending before and after FY2021.