Wildland Fire & Fuels R&D
Dept. of Agriculture – Forest Service – Forest and Rangeland Research
Wildfire-Specific Spending: Yes
Wildfire Activities Funded: Research
43+
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL)
FY2015 – FY2016
Description
The Wildland Fire and Fuels R&D strategic program area conducts research and development activities to reduce the negative impacts and enhance the beneficial effects of fire and fuels on society and the environment. Research topics include air quality research on smoke and prescribed fire, managing social dynamics of fire in wildland-urban interface areas, and wildfire research technology transfer efforts.Additional Program Notes & TCS Insights
From FY2009 to FY2019, Forest and Rangeland Research (FRR) funded 7 different strategic program areas (SPAs) as line items: Wildland Fire & Fuels R&D; Invasive Species R&D; Recreation R&D; Resource Management & Use; Water, Air & Soil R&D; Wildlife and Fish R&D; and Inventory and Monitoring R&D. Starting in FY2020, FRR began to divide its work into research emphasis areas, which frequently change and are not funded as separate line items. Wildfire or Wildland Fire are listed in USFS Budget Justifications as a research emphasis area or as the primary component of a research emphasis area in every year between FY2020 and FY2025.Appropriations
| Regular | Supplemental | IIJA | IRA | |
| FY2015 | 22,160,000 | 0 | — | — |
| FY2016 | 21,179,000 | 0 | — | — |
| FY2017 | Not Available | 0 | — | — |
| FY2018 | Not Available | 0 | — | — |
| FY2019 | Not Available | 0 | — | — |
| FY2020 | Not Available | 0 | — | — |
| FY2021 | Not Available | 0 | — | — |
| FY2022 | Not Available | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | Not Available | 0 | 0 | |
| FY2024 | Not Available | 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