Forest Health Program Grants

Forest Health Program Grants is sponsored by CAL FIRE. This program supports landscape-scale forest management projects designed to improve forest resilience, reduce wildfire risk, and enhance long-term climate and watershed benefits across California's forestlands.

CAL FIRE’s Forest Health Program funds active restoration and reforestation activities aimed at providing for more resilient and sustained forests to ensure future existence of forests in California while also mitigating climate change, protecting communities from fire risk, strengthening rural economies and improving California’s water & air.

Through grants to regionally-based partners and collaboratives, CAL FIRE seeks to significantly increase fuels management, fire reintroduction, treatment of degraded areas, and conservation of forests. **Forest Health Grant Solicitation for Concept Proposals is now closed**. Applicants will be notified of their proposal status by May 18, 2026.

**FY2025-2026 Forest Health Grant Concept Proposals:** * FY2025-2026 Forest Health Concept Proposals * FY2025-2026 Forest Health Full Application Invite List **Resources For Applicants:** * Proposition 4 CA Climate Bond Grant Guidelines * California Climate Investments Grant Guidelines. pdf? rev=4bacd936678e4114bdaf00581f50bb07&hash=8F8C7D7636F3B7CE573F03F5FD070F31) * Key Differences Between CCI and Prop 4 Funding.

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rev=d488e5af0feb495ca4cb0a0d4d0e263d&hash=F1FE941CE870202C3E04CEC9974B8D69) * Please click here if you are interested in a Project Consultation Eligible applicants include: * Local, state, and federal agencies including federal land management agencies; * Native American tribes; * Private forest landowners; and * Non-profit 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) organizations (e.g., fire safe councils, land trusts) Forest Health projects must further the regulatory goals of theGlobal Warming Solutions Act of 2006.

Applicants will be required to include a quantitative estimate of the net GHG benefit in terms of metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per theForest Health Quantification Methodology (QM) and Calculator Tool. Some activities, such as planning, research, or education, may not have a measurable GHG emissions benefit.

In this case, applicants must provide a justifiable qualitative description of how the activity will ultimately result in emissions reductions, further quantitative assessment of GHG impacts, or improve management actions or policy. Forest Health projects must focus on large, landscape-scale forestlands composed of one or more landowners, which may cover multiple jurisdictions.

Large landscapes will usually include watersheds, firesheds, or larger logical management units. The total project area should aim to be no less than 800 acres in size; landscape units do not have to be contiguous. Eligible Forest Health projects must be large capacity, landscape-scale, with multiple benefits.

The minimum grant amount requested for management activity projects should be no less than $750,000, with a maximum allowable request of $7 million. Preference is given to projects that have environmental compliance (CEQA, NEPA, etc.) completed before the project application is submitted.

Applicants must agree to complete all needed environmental compliance work within one year of award and must demonstrate progress toward completing the work within six months of award.