Forest Health Management (FHM) – Cooperative Lands

Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service State and Private Forestry

Wildfire-Specific Spending: No

Wildfire Activities Funded: “Mitigation”

372
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL)
FY2017 – FY2026

Description

The Forest Health Management (FHM) – Cooperative Lands program provides technical assistance and 50% cost-share grants to states and territories to conduct surveying, monitoring, prevention, and suppression activities to mitigate the threat of pests and disease on nonfederal land. The U.S. Forest Service indicates that some of these activities, such as tree thinning, are related to wildfire risk reduction.

Additional Program Notes & TCS Insights

Prior to FY2014, Forest Health Management was funded jointly by USFS’s Wildland Fire Management (WFM) Other Operations and State and Private Forestry accounts.

Appropriations

Regular Supplemental IIJA IRA
FY2015 45,655,000
FY2016 40,678,000
FY2017 39,000,000
FY2018 41,000,000
FY2019 42,000,000
FY2020 44,000,000
FY2021 30,747,000
FY2022 36,747,000
FY2023 33,000,000
FY2024 32,000,000
FY2025 32,000,000
FY2026 42,000,000

Last Updated: March 20, 2026

Received Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding: No

Received Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding: No