2026 Wildfire Resilience Block Grants
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection · State of California
At a glance
2026 Wildfire Resilience Block Grants is a closed California state grant opportunity from the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (State of California). The application deadline was August 7, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $100K – $5M, with $10M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include nonprofit, other legal entity and public agency. It is listed on the California Grants Portal. Cost sharing is not required.
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Jul 8, 2026Posted
- Aug 7, 2026Application deadline
- Opened
- Jul 8, 2026
- Close date
- Aug 7, 2026
- Award floor
- $100,000
- Award ceiling
- $5,000,000
- Est. total funding
- $10,000,000
- Expected awards
- Not specified
- Matching funds
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
Program details (as published on the California Grants Portal)
- Type
- Grant
- Funding source
- State
- Matching funds
- Not Required
- Funding method
- Advances & Reimbursement(s) — Grant agreements
- Estimated number of awards
- Between 4 and 9
- Award period
- January 31, 2031.
- Expected award announcement
- November 15, 2026
- Letter of intent
- Not required
- Geography
- No specific geographic areas. All forested areas in CA are eligible where they are owned by a nonindustrial forestland owner. Publicly owned lands are not eligible.
- How to submit
- Online: https://gn.ecivis.com/GO/gn_redir/T/8ochuete6n7v
- Latest change note
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Who can apply
Applicant categories as listed on the California Grants Portal. GrantsJunction maps them to detailed applicant types for search and matching.
- Nonprofit
- Other Legal Entity
- Public Agency
Additional information on eligibility (from the listing)
Applicants are limited to Resource Conservation Districts (RCD’s), local and state agencies, and special districts capable of acting as lead agency for CEQA projects. These applicants must demonstrate they have the capacity to deliver a forestry based technical and financial assistance program to non-industrial forest landowners.
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Purpose and description as published on the California Grants Portal.
Purpose
CAL FIRE's Wildfire Resilience Program awards funding to build local capacity while providing financial and technical forestry assistance to nonindustrial forest landowners. The power of this program comes from the regional partner’s ability to set parameters for assistance that directly meet the unique needs of the landowners in their local region.
Description
Projects under this grant: Make funding available through agreements with private nonindustrial forest landowners to pay for specific, non-commercial ecological forest improvement and wildfire resilience practices to the extent they support reforestation and longevity of existing regeneration.Provide technical assistance to promote information sharing and education on the full range of effective reforestation practices and opportunities as well as forest management education and management planni Promote long-term storage of carbon in forest trees and soils through reforestation and reduction of forest overcrowding and pests. Further the goals of the California Forest Carbon Plan, California’s Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy, California’s Wildfire & Forest Resilience Action Plan, California’s Strategic Plan for Expanding the Use of Beneficial Fire, and AB 32 Climate Change Scoping Plan.CAL FIRE seeks to significantly increase reforestation of forests degraded by overcrowding, drought, pest infestation, and catastrophic fire.
Program contact (as published)
Stewart McMorrow
stewart.mcmorrow@fire.ca.gov
1-530-379-5085
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “2026 Wildfire Resilience Block Grants”?
The official listing names these applicant types as eligible: Nonprofit, Other Legal Entity and Public Agency. It adds: “Applicants are limited to Resource Conservation Districts (RCD’s), local and state agencies, and special districts capable of acting as lead agency for CEQA projects. These applicants must demonstrate they have the capacity to deliver a forestry based technical and financial assi…” Additional restrictions may apply; review the full guidelines.
How much funding is available through “2026 Wildfire Resilience Block Grants”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $100k – $5m and total estimated program funding is $10,000,000.
How do I apply for “2026 Wildfire Resilience Block Grants”?
Applications go directly to Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, not through GrantsJunction. Submission: online at https://gn.ecivis.com/GO/gn_redir/T/8ochuete6n7v. Read the program guidelines on the agency's site first; state programs set their own forms and registration requirements.
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