Agency: Department of Agriculture-Forest Service

Agency: Department of Agriculture – Forest Service   Description: State Fire Assistance, formerly known as the National Fire Capacity program, provides technical assistance and 50% cost-share grants to states. According to the Forest Service, the program’s mission is to support and assist State Foresters and local communities in building capacity for wildfire prevention, mitigation, control,…

Agency: Department of Agriculture – Forest Service   Description: The Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) program, formerly known as the Rural Community Fire Protection program, provides technical assistance and cost-share grants of up to 50% to volunteer fire departments that cover communities with populations of 10,000 or fewer people. According to the Forest Service, grants focus…

Agency: Department of Agriculture – Forest Service   Description: Funding to repair damaged landscapes and infrastructure following a wildfire event. Bill Section: Division J New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost:      $225,000,000 TCS Notes: This funding is available for post-fire restoration activities that are implemented within ten years after the ignition of a wildfire. Funding…

Agency: Department of Agriculture – Forest Service   Description: Provides funding for the Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service (USFS) specifically for Hazardous Fuels Reduction. This initiative is aimed at reducing the risk from wildfires by managing and reducing flammable materials in wildfire-prone areas. Bill Section: Division J New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost:      $454,000,000…

Agency: Department of Agriculture – Forest Service   Description: Forest Service funding to construct roads in and around high risk areas. Bill Section: Division J New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost:      $100,000,000 Timeline: FY22-26 Other TCS Resources: Clearing the Smoke: A Closer Look at Federal Spending and Programs on Wildfire  

Agency: Department of Agriculture – Forest Service   Description: To restore, prepare, or adapt recreation sites on Federal land, including Tribal forest land or rangeland, that have experienced or may likely experience visitation and use beyond the carrying capacity of the sites. Bill Section: 40804(e)(1) Potential Cost:      $35,000,000 Timeline: FY22-26  

Agency: Department of Agriculture – Forest Service   Description: For the operation, repair, reconstruction, and construction of public use recreation cabins on National Forest System land and the repair or reconstruction of historic buildings. Bill Section: 40804(e)(2) Potential Cost:      $15,000,000 Timeline: FY22-26  

Agency: Department of Agriculture – Forest Service   Description: To establish and implement a national revegetation effort on Federal and nonfederal land, including to implement the National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration. Bill Section: 40804(b)(9)(B) Potential Cost:      $130,000,000 Timeline: FY22-26 TCS Notes: The National Seed Strategy is a collaborative effort of 12 federal…

Agency: Department of Agriculture – Forest Service   Description: To provide funding to States and Tribes for implementing restoration projects on Federal land pursuant to good neighbor agreements or other agreements to protect Tribal forest land or rangeland under the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004. Bill Section: 40804(b)(2)(B) Potential Cost:      $160,000,000 Timeline: FY22-26…

Agency: Department of Agriculture – Forest Service   Description: To provide financial assistance to facilities that purchase and process byproducts from ecosystem restoration projects. Bill Section: 40804(b)(3) Potential Cost:      $400,000,000 Timeline: FY22-26 Other TCS Resources: Biomass Subsidy Fact Sheet Senate Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework Should Bypass Biomass