Wildfire Prevention Grants
Forecasted
Wildfire Prevention Grants support local California project leaders with fuels reduction, planning, and education funding to reduce wildfire risk and protect communities and critical infrastructure.
Funder: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Recommended request of $950,000 or less; up to $70 million for the Proposition 4 solicitation; $750,000 cumulative equipment cap
Summary: Supports locally led California projects that reduce wildfire risk and protect people, structures, communities, and critical infrastructure.
Key Information: Proposition 4 funding is limited to hazardous fuels reduction projects, not standalone 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. Supported fuels reduction work includes vegetation clearance, strategic fuel breaks, ladder fuel removal, selective thinning, community chipping, roadside vegetation management, and seasonal prescribed grazing.
The broader program also supports wildfire prevention planning and public education through California Climate Investments (CCI), while Proposition 4 funding is restricted to hazardous fuels reduction. Priorities include maintaining existing fuels reduction projects, delivering meaningful community benefits, and benefiting disadvantaged communities and vulnerable populations. The program focuses on community protection rather than the landscape-scale restoration emphasized by CAL FIRE’s Forest Health grants.
