26DG11083148401
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
The purpose of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant is to assist at-risk local communities and Indian tribes with planning for and mitigating against the risk created by wildfires.
There are two primary project types for which the grant provides funding: the development and revising of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP), and the implementation of projects described in a CWPP that is less than ten years old.
The statute prioritizes at-risk communities that are in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential, are low-income, and/or have been impacted by a severe disaster.
The grant is for the pass-through funds to the Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) to opt-in states for the successful CWDG Round #3 recipients in their respective states.
There are two primary project types for which the grant provides funding: the development and revising of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP), and the implementation of projects described in a CWPP that is less than ten years old.
The statute prioritizes at-risk communities that are in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential, are low-income, and/or have been impacted by a severe disaster.
The grant is for the pass-through funds to the Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) to opt-in states for the successful CWDG Round #3 recipients in their respective states.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMUNITY WILDFIRE DEFENSE GRANT IS TO ASSIST AT-RISK LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND INDIAN TRIBES WITH PLANNING FOR AND MITIGATING AGAINST THE RISK CREATED BY WILDFIRES. THERE ARE TWO PRIMARY PROJECT TYPES FOR WHICH THE GRANT PROVIDES FUNDING: THE DEVELOPMENT AND REVISING OF COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLANS (CWPP), AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS DESCRIBED IN A CWPP THAT IS LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLD. THE STATUE PRIORITIZES AT-RISK COMMUNITIES THAT ARE IN AN AREA IDENTIFIED AS HAVING HIGH OR VERY HIGH WILDFIRE HAZARD POTENTIAL, ARE LOW-INCOME, AND/OR HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY A SEVERE DISASTER.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Brazos,
Texas
United States
Geographic Scope
County-Wide
Related Opportunity
he Texas A&M University System was awarded
Community Wildfire Defense Grant: Mitigation and Planning Assistance
Project Grant 26DG11083148401
worth $15,718,419
from USFS Region 8: Southern Region in December 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Texas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 10.720 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2024 (FY25) South.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 1/2/26
Period of Performance
12/11/25
Start Date
12/10/30
End Date
Funding Split
$15.7M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$15.7M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Subgrant Awards
Disclosed subgrants for 26DG11083148401
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
26DG11083148401
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
1243N9 SOUTHERN REGION FIRE AVIATION
Funding Office
1243N9 SOUTHERN REGION FIRE AVIATION
Awardee UEI
FL2TDZMNL4T1
Awardee CAGE
3GW55
Performance District
TX-90
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Modified: 1/2/26