Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)
Dept. of Defense – Office of the Secretary of Defense – Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment
Wildfire-Specific Spending: No
Wildfire Activities Funded: “Research”
Authorization:
P.L. 101-510
U.S.C: 10 U.S.C. §2901
408+
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL)
FY2017 – FY2016, FY2019 – FY2023
Description
The Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), established in 1990, awards research grants to federal and private organizations for research projects that will, according to the Department of Defense (DOD), “reduce the costs, environmental risks, and time required to resolve environmental problems while, at the same time, enhancing and sustaining military readiness.” DOD works in partnership with the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency.Additional Program Notes & TCS Insights
Previous projects have included wildfire-related research, such as understanding the air quality impacts of prescribed burns and improving wildfire modeling.Appropriations
| Regular | Supplemental | IIJA | IRA | |
| FY2015 | 57,714,000 | 0 | — | — |
| FY2016 | 55705000 | 0 | — | — |
| FY2017 | Not Available | 0 | — | — |
| FY2018 | Not Available | 0 | — | — |
| FY2019 | 76340000 | 0 | — | — |
| FY2020 | 66157000 | 0 | — | — |
| FY2021 | 85429000 | 0 | — | — |
| FY2022 | 91571000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 88411000 | 0 | 0 | |
| FY2024 | Not Available | 0 | 0 | |
| FY2025 | Not Available | 0 | ||
| FY2026 | Not Available | 0 |
Last Updated: March 20, 2026
Received Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding: No
Received Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding: No