Assistance Listing 15.969
National Wildland Fire Management and Natural Resource Training and Workforce Development
INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE · National Park Service
Assistance Listing 15.969, “National Wildland Fire Management and Natural Resource Training and Workforce Development,” is a federal program administered by INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE. It provides cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $1.08M in obligations for fiscal year 2025. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 4 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was CONSERVATION LEGACY.
- Funding down 6% (FY24→FY25)Actual obligations reported in the SAM.gov listing changed -6% from FY2024 to FY2025. Historical data, not a prediction. calculated by GrantsJunction
Program objective
The goal of this listing is to provide financial assistance to reduce and mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildland fires on federal land and/or adjacent non-federal land and communities and their natural resources. This will be accomplished through response, rehabilitation, assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring, treatment, and maintenance of hazardous fuels reduction and other wildland fire management activities. Financial assistance will provide for a training and workforce development program with an emphasis on wildland fire management and natural resources skills.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 15.969
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
- Tribal
- Nonprofit Organization
- Local
- State
State and local governments, federally recognized Indian Tribes, private, public, profit, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Range: $50,000 - 2,500,000 Average: $1,275,000
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.969. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Who gets funded
Historical data · not a predictionSince October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 4 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 15.969.
Grant obligations by fiscal year
Largest recipients since October 1, 2023
Where recipients are located
- Alaska$454K
- West Virginia$127K
Most recent awards
- ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES · AKTHE GOAL OF THIS LISTING IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO REDUCE AND MITIGATE THE RISK OF CATASTROPHIC WILDLAND FIRES ON FEDERAL LAND AND OR ADJACENT NON-FEDERAL LAND AND COMMUNITIES AND THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH RESPONSE, REHABILITATION, ASSESSMENT, PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING, TREATMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION AND OTHER WILDLAN$94.8KStarts Jul 14, 2025 · Award ↗
- THE STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, INC. · AKTHIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT SERVES THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF REDUCING THE RISK OF DEVASTATING WILDLAND FIRES AT NATIONAL PARKS. THE REDUCTION OF THESE WILDLAND FIRES WILL IMPROVE SAFETY AND ACCESS FOR THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. THIS WORK IS CRITICAL FOR MITIGATING HAZARDS AND PROTECTING RESOURCES AFTER A FIRE. THIS PROJECT WILL RECRUIT AND TRAIN YOUNG ADULTS TO GAIN HANDS ON EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING TO PURSUE$330KStarts May 18, 2025 · Award ↗
- CONSERVATION LEGACY · WVTHE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FACES A CONTINUED THREAT OF WILDFIRES DAMAGING OUR STRUCTURES AND IMPROVEMENTS, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, AND ADJOINING PRIVATE LAND AND COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT WILL ENGAGE A WOMENS FIRE CREW (WFC) TO HELP REDUCE AND MITIGATE THE RISK OF THESE CATASTROPHIC WILDLAND FIRES. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH RESPONSE, REHABILITATION, ASSESSMENT, PLANNING, IMPLEMENTAT$127KStarts Aug 26, 2024 · Award ↗
- THE STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, INC. · AKTHE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AT THE ALASKA NPS REGIONAL FIRE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN AN ALASKA FEMALE FIRE CREW TO GAIN HANDS ON EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING TO PURSUE CAREERS IN FIRE MANAGEMENT WHILE ALSO ACCOMPLISHING FUELS WORK IN ALASKA NATIONAL PARKLANDS. A SIMILAR WOMENS FIRE CORPS PROGRAM RUN BY THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT RESULTED IN AN 80-90% JOB PLACEMENT RAT$28.9KStarts Aug 1, 2024 · Award ↗
Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 9, 2026. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.
Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 15.969?
15.969 is the Assistance Listing Number for “National Wildland Fire Management and Natural Resource Training and Workforce Development.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 15.969?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Tribal, Nonprofit Organization, Local and State. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 15.969 provide?
The agency reported $1,077,030 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.
Who has received funding under ALN 15.969?
Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 4 grant awards under 15.969. The largest recipients by obligations were CONSERVATION LEGACY ($1.77M), THE STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, INC. ($359K) and ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ($94.8K). Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.