Regional Forest and Fire Capacity (RFFC) Program
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Regional Forest and Fire Capacity (RFFC) Program supports regional and statewide partners with planning, capacity building, and project development to improve California forest health and wildfire resilience.
Funder: California Department of Conservation
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $185 million in Climate Bond funding allocated to RFFC over seven years
Summary: Supports capacity building, planning, and project development to improve California forest health, wildfire preparedness, and fire resilience.
Key Information: Funding flows through regional and statewide block grantees; the 2022 guidelines provide for noncompetitive block-grantee selection.
Description
The Regional Forest and Fire Capacity (RFFC) Program is administered by the California Department of Conservation’s Division of Land Resource Protection. It provides regional and statewide block grants to build capacity, develop projects, and implement strategies that reduce wildfire risk in California communities and landscapes. Block grantees coordinate funding and work across statewide, regional, and local partners, emphasizing broad and inclusive outreach.
Supported work includes regional priority planning, technical assistance, workforce development, outreach and education, permitting, and demonstration projects. The program helps partners identify and prioritize projects, overcome implementation barriers, and build pipelines of implementation-ready forest restoration and wildfire resilience projects. Regional activities include vegetation management, prescribed burning, fuel reduction, and ignition prevention. Statewide partnerships support peer learning, professional development, and Indigenous-led cultural burning and stewardship.
