Wildfire-Office: National Forest System

  Protection of Old-Growth Forests Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System Wildfire-Specific Spending: No Wildfire Activities Funded: “Mitigation” Authorization: P.L. 117-169 50 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2017 – FY2026 Description Funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to establish definitions for mature and old-growth forests, complete an inventory of old growth…

  Land Management Planning, Assessment, and Monitoring Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System Wildfire-Specific Spending: No Wildfire Activities Funded: “Mitigation”, “Preparedness”,”Recovery” Authorization: P.L. 93-378 U.S.C: 16 U.S.C. §1604 816 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2017 – FY2026 Description The Land Management Planning, Assessment, and Monitoring program, which began in FY2017, is a…

  Grazing Management Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System Wildfire-Specific Spending: No Wildfire Activities Funded: “Mitigation” Authorization: P.L. 73-482 U.S.C: 43 U.S.C. §315 263 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2017 – FY2026 Description The Grazing Management program oversees approximately 95 million acres of National Forest System lands. According to the U.S. Forest…

  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…

  Integrated Resource Restoration Pilot Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System Wildfire-Specific Spending: No Wildfire Activities Funded: “Mitigation”, “Recovery” Authorization: P.L. 112–74 186 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2017 Description From FY2012 to FY2017, Integrated Resource Restoration was a pilot program to combine budget items for Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat Management (within…

  Forest Products  Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System Wildfire-Specific Spending: No Wildfire Activities Funded: “Mitigation” Authorization: The Act of July 31, 1947 U.S.C: 30 U.S.C. §601 1,707 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2017 – FY2026 Description According to the U.S. Forest Service, the goal of the Forest Products program is to ensure…

  Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System Wildfire-Specific Spending: No Wildfire Activities Funded: “Mitigation” Authorization: P.L. 111-11 U.S.C: 16 U.S.C. §7303 427 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2017 – FY2026 Description The Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration program, started in 2009, provides 50% cost-share grants to regional U.S. Forest…

  Collaborative Forest Restoration Program Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System Wildfire-Specific Spending: No Wildfire Activities Funded: “Mitigation” Authorization: P.L. 106-393 — TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2017 – FY2018 Description Established in 2001, the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP) provides 80% cost-share grants of up to $360,000 for forest restoration projects…

  Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat Management Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System Wildfire-Specific Spending: No Wildfire Activities Funded: “Mitigation”, “Recovery” Authorization: P.L. 86-797 U.S.C: 16 U.S.C. §670a-670g 685 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2017 – FY2026 Description According to the U.S. Forest Service, the Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat Management program’s mission is…

  USFS Prescribed Fire and Related Activities Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes Wildfire Activities Funded: “Mitigation” Authorization: P.L. 117-58 250 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL) FY2017 – FY2026 Description Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for “planning and conducting prescribed fires and related activities.” Additional…