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

363
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL)
FY2015 – FY2024

Description

The Grazing Management program oversees approximately 95 million acres of National Forest System lands. According to the U.S. Forest Service, its mission is to “maintain a sustainable supply of forage for livestock, sustain water resources, and provide suitable wildlife habitat and ecosystem services.”

Additional Program Notes & TCS Insights

Per Forest Service budget justifications, some funding in recent years has been directed to support targeted grazing for hazardous fuels reduction (e.g. In the FY2025 Budget Justification, USFS reports that “the Grazing Management program worked with other Forest Service program areas to fund projects that use grazing animals such as cows, goats, and sheep to graze and trample the dry vegetation that can start or spread wildfires on National Forest System lands”). Studies have found that grazing can be a tool for hazardous fuels reduction and wildfire prevention, but heavy grazing during the growing season can also potentially lead to an increase in fire frequency.

Appropriations

Regular Supplemental IIJA IRA
FY2015 55,356,000 0
FY2016 56,856,000 0
FY2017 56,856,000 0
FY2018 56,856,000 0
FY2019 57,000,000 0
FY2020 57,000,000 0
FY2021 5,410,000 0
FY2022 5,800,000 0 0 0
FY2023 6,300,000 0 0
FY2024 6,000,000 0 0
FY2025 0
FY2026 0

Last Updated: October 17, 2024

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

Received Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding: No