Fire_Resilience_Funding_Sources_2025.xlsx

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1	Entity	Funding Source	Grant Name	Eligible Applicants	Funding Opportunity #	Description	Application Due Date	Total Funding Available	Max Grant Award	Match Required	Contact	Web Page	Cyclical

2	NGO and private	National Fire Protection Association and State Farm	Wildfire Prep Day Award Application	501c3 organizations		The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) and State Farm® offer the opportunity for organizations that are working with wildfire defense/education and their communities to apply for funding to support wildfire mitigation activities. Past projects included: Reducing wildfire ignition risks in the immediate 0-5-ft zone around homes by removing brush and replacing mulch with gravel or hardscape. Clearing overgrown brush and renting a woodchipper to dispose of tree limbs. Renting dumpsters to allow homeowners to safely remove and dispose of combustible materials and vegetative debris within the immediate 0-5 ft zone to increase community resilience. Funding community education events to inform residents about the dangers of flammable fuel in the immediate 0-5 ft zone around their homes. Assisting with home hardening, including installing fine mesh screens in exposed vents, cleaning gutters and removing debris from under decks.	February 13, 2026	$10K per award		unspecified		https://www.nfpa.org/forms/Wildfire%20Prep%20Day%20Application
3	NGO	International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)	Wildfire Programs	Fire Departments		The goal is to facilitate on-the-ground fuel reduction projects in communities across the country. The funding opportunity is for fire and emergency response agencies to implement or expand community fuels-reduction projects in their jurisdictions. Funding can support staffing costs, contractual services, purchase of mitigation PPE, and purchase of small equipment (valued at less than $5,000). Fire departments that work closely with the Forest Service and other partners on cross-boundary fuels-reduction projects and that demonstrate financial need will receive the highest priority for funding.	February 27, 2026	$15K per award	$15K	5% of total award	Free Membership in the Ready, Set, Go! Program is required. Contact RSG! Program staff at RSG@iafc.org with any questions.	https://www.iafc.org/blogs/blog/iafc/2026/01/28/iafc-wildfire-programs---fuels-reduction-funding-awards-2026
4	private	Anheuser-Busch	Emergency Drinking Water for Wildland Firefighters	at least 50% volunteer fire departments		Anheuser-Busch will donate 1.5 million cans of clean drinking water in 2026 to prepare local volunteer firefighters with vital resources ahead of the annual summer wildfire season, rather than waiting until after disaster strikes.	March 2 - 6, 2026	one pallet of canned drinking water			Lori at lori@nvfc.org or 1-888-ASK-NVFC (275-6832).	https://www.nvfc.org/anheuser-busch-emergency-drinking-water-for-wildland-firefighters/
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