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 and mature forest conditions, and develop policy and process to preserve those conditions.Appropriations
| Regular | Supplemental | IIJA | IRA | |
| FY2015 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | 0 | 0 | 50,000,000 |
| FY2023 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| FY2024 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| FY2025 | — | — | 0 | |
| FY2026 | — | 0 |
Last Updated: March 20, 2026
Received Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding: No
Received Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding: Yes – New
Appropriations Notes
Supplemental appropriations through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are available through September 30, 2031.
*In FY2021, the U.S. Forest Service implemented a new budget line item for salaries and expenses across all Forest Service programs – costs that had previously been incorporated into each program’s budget line item. This re-structuring makes it difficult to compare program spending before and after FY2021.