State Fire Assistance
Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – State and Private Forestry
Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes
Wildfire Activities Funded: “Mitigation”, “Preparedness”
Authorization:
P.L. 95-313
U.S.C: 16 U.S.C. §2106
861
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL)
FY2017 – FY2026
Description
The State Fire Assistance program, also known as National Fire Capacity, provides technical assistance and 50% cost-share grants to states. The program’s mission, according to the U.S. Forest Service, is to support and assist State Foresters and local communities in “building capacity for wildfire prevention, mitigation, control, and suppression on non-Federal lands.” Grants may fund training, equipment, and activities relating to wildfire prevention and suppression.Appropriations
| Regular | Supplemental | IIJA | IRA | |
| FY2015 | 78,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2016 | 78,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2017 | 78,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2018 | 80,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2019 | 81,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2020 | 82,000,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2021 | 73,433,000 | — | — | — |
| FY2022 | 75,000,000 | — | 17,600,000 | — |
| FY2023 | 76,000,000 | — | 17,600,000 | |
| FY2024 | 76,000,000 | — | 17,600,000 | |
| FY2025 | 76,000,000 | 17,600,000 | ||
| FY2026 | 76,000,000 | 17,600,000 |
Last Updated: March 20, 2026
Received Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding: Yes – Existing
Received Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding: No
*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.