Wildfire Prevention Grants
Forecasted
Wildfire Prevention Grants support locally led projects in California communities, funding fuels reduction, planning, and education to protect people, homes, and essential infrastructure from wildfire.
Funder: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Recommended requests of $950,000 or less; up to $70 million in the Proposition 4 solicitation
Summary: CAL FIRE supports locally led wildfire prevention projects protecting people, structures, and infrastructure in fire-threatened California communities.
Key Information: Proposition 4 funding supports hazardous fuels reduction, not standalone wildfire prevention planning or education.
Description
CAL FIRE’s Wildfire Prevention Grants support projects in and near wildfire-threatened California communities to improve public health and safety while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The program emphasizes protection of people, habitable structures, and critical infrastructure. The Proposition 4 solicitation focuses on hazardous fuels reduction, including maintenance of existing treatments.
Supported activities include vegetation clearance, strategic fuel breaks, ladder fuel removal, selective thinning, community chipping programs, defensible space improvements, and seasonal prescribed grazing. Roadside vegetation treatments can improve evacuation and emergency access, while treatments around critical infrastructure help maintain essential services. The broader California Climate Investments (CCI) program also supports wildfire risk mapping, prevention and evacuation plans, and public education. Proposition 4 projects must benefit disadvantaged communities, severely disadvantaged communities, or vulnerable populations.
