Vegetation and Watershed Management
Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – National Forest System
Wildfire-Specific Spending: No
Wildfire Activities Funded: “Mitigation”, “Recovery”
1,107
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL)
FY2017 – FY2026
Description
The Vegetation and Watershed Management program funds vegetation-related projects on U.S. Forest Service land, including work aimed at invasive species, soil productivity, flooding and erosion risk in areas affected by wildfire, and water quality. This program also funds the Wild Horse and Burro program.Appropriations
| Regular | Supplemental | IIJA | IRA | |
| FY2015 | 184716000 | 0 | — | — |
| FY2016 | 184716000 | 0 | — | — |
| FY2017 | 184716000 | 0 | — | — |
| FY2018 | 180000000 | 0 | — | — |
| FY2019 | 180000000 | 0 | — | — |
| FY2020 | 182000000 | 0 | — | — |
| FY2021 | 28683000 | 0 | — | — |
| FY2022 | 30,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 200000000 |
| FY2023 | 32,000,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| FY2024 | 30000000 | 0 | 0 | |
| FY2025 | 30000000 | 0 | ||
| FY2026 | 30000000 | 0 |
Last Updated: March 20, 2026
Received Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding: No
Received Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding: Yes – Existing
Appropriations Notes
Supplemental appropriations through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are available through September 30, 2031 for vegetation management projects on National Forest System land carried out in accordance with a Water Source Protection Plan or Watershed Protection and Restoration Action Plan.
*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.