Synopsis

Wildfire activity is increasing. Drought and prolonged, increased temperatures are creating conditions that allow wildfires to start earlier in the year, enable them to last longer, and make them more difficult to control. Increasingly intense wildfires and prolonged droughts then lead to an influx of invasive species that burn more easily than native vegetation and in turn propel still more extreme wildfire activity.As a result, wildfires are now occurring in places where they were previously extremely rare, with more land burning, on average, each year.This is leading to a year-round wildfire season, now referred to as a fire year, throughout the country. The frequency of large wildfires is also increasing, particularly near communities.The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as BIL, enacted in November 2021, provides funding to local governments to acquire slip-on tanker units to support wildland firefighters.
Response Date	Mar 23, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Posting Date	Jan 22, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST
Archive Date	Apr 23, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Award Ceiling	249,000
Award Floor	10,000
Cost Sharing	No

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	County governments, City or township governments, Independent school districts, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Special district governments, State governments
Additional Info on Eligibility:	Eligibility is restricted to U.S. local governments that provide fire protection and other emergency services and are in need of slip-on tankers to improve the wildland firefighting readiness for their area of protection and service a location with a population of 50,000 or less. Additional details are found in the full announcement.

Additional Information

Agency Name	Interior Business Center
Link to Additional Information:	N/a
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: GrantSolutions Help Desk Phone: 202-599-8557

CFDA Program(s)

• 15.088: Department of Interior Wildfire Management - Preparedness