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Find similar grantsTribal Wildfire Resilience Grants Solicitation 2026 is sponsored by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). Supports California Native American tribes in managing ancestral lands, implementing Traditional Environmental Knowledge in wildfire resilience, and establishing wildfire safety for tribal communities.
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InstagramFacebookYoutubeFlickrTwitterSpotifyContact UsAbout Emergency? **Call 911**Translate Settings Increase Font Size Increase Font Size Decrease Font Size Decrease Font Size * Office of the State Fire Marshal * Natural Resource Management * Fire and Resource Assessment Program Site Search Search this site: Search 4.
Tribal Wildfire Resilience # Tribal Wildfire Resilience Grants Tribal Wildfire Resilience FY 25-26 Concept Proposal Applications are now open, closing Tuesday September 8, 2026. **Join Online: 2026 Concept Proposals Solicitation Office Hours, Wednesdays at 11:00 AM. ** The first occurrence will be Wednesday July 15 th, and last occurrence Wednesday September 9 th, 2026.
Weekly 30-minute office hours for Tribal Wildfire Resilience (TWR) 2026 Concept Proposal solicitation. These office hours function as an open discussion for all, time for questions and answer. Some weeks may focus on a certain topic with a short presentation or prompts by CAL FIRE staff.
Tribal Wildfire Resilience grants is part of CAL FIRE’s Climate and Energy Program and supports California Native American tribes in managing ancestral lands, implementing and promoting Traditional Environmental Knowledges in wildfire resilience, and establishing wildfire safety for tribal communities.
Tribal Wildfire Resilience grants fund planning and implementation projects that serve California Native American Tribes and advance wildfire resilience, forest health, and cultural use of fire.
These projects address critical needs in tribal communities, and may include: * Cultural and prescribed burns * Creation and maintenance of shaded fuel breaks * Forest and wildfire resilience projects such as dead and dying tree removal, understory thinning and/or removal, tree or other native and/or traditional vegetation plantings * Forest health projects that provide benefits such as increasing biodiversity and improving access to and use of traditional foods and culturally significant species * Workforce Development and training programs in fire, forestry, and related Traditional Ecological Knowledges * Development of restoration plans, fire or forest management plans * Biological and cultural surveys * Environmental compliance and permitting ## FY 25-26 Tribal Wildfire Resilience Grant Solicitation Information * Word Doc Version of the Application * eCivis Application Guide * Solicitation Timeline Details * Tribal Input Roundtable Slides * 2024-2025 CAL FIRE Standard Grant Terms and Conditions * Equipment Disposition Plan (blank in grant agreement, pre-approved before purchases) * Planning - CEQA Flow Chart * Implementation - CEQA Flow Chart The 2026 solicitation is $10 million of Climate Bond (Prop 4) funding.
Draft Grant Guidelines will be posted for public comment in late May, 2026. Concept Proposals applications will be open from early July to early September, 2026. Full Applications are anticipated for October – December, 2026.
## Tribal Peer-Learning Network Resources and Meeting Information Resources from Tribal Peer-Learning Network, free technical assistance with grant proposal questions. For more information please contact: forestbusinessalliance@gmail. com ## Map of Current Projects Tribal Wildfire Resilience grant proposals must be between $250,000 and $3,000,000.
Proposals can include planning, implementation, and workforce development/training.
* 2025 Tribal Wildfire Resilience grants * 2025 Grant Solicitation Application List * Award Summary Info 2025 * 2024 Tribal Wildfire Resilience grants * Governor’s Press Release * CNRA TNBS Announcement on TNBS website * Table of Awards 2024 TWR-TNBS * Award Summary Info 2024 TWR-TNBS * 2023 Tribal Wildfire Resilience Solicitation * Governor’s Press Release * CAL FIRE Press Release Announcing 2023 Spring Solicitation Grant Awards * Table of Awards 2023 Spring Solicitation * Award Summary Info 2023 TWR Solicitation * 2022-2023 Roundtable Workshop Recording * 2022-2023 Roundtable Workshop Slide Deck 1.
Projects must serve California Native American tribes and their communities located within the State of California. 2. Projects must establish and/or improve wildfire resilience and/or forest health on tribal ancestral lands or prepare tribes to develop and/or increase wildfire resilience and/or forest health through planning activities.
1. Federally recognized Native American tribes 2. Non-federally recognized California Native American tribes listed on the California Tribal Contact List maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission as described in Section 65352.
4 of the Government Code. 3. Tribal-serving non-profits with documentation.
## CAL FIRE Cultural Resource Management Tribal Wildfire Resilience Grants work as needed with CAL FIRE’s Cultural Resource Management Program, including archeologists and CAL FIRE’s Tribal Liaison. 1. **Workforce Development & Business Development Grantswith CAL FIRE (currently closed):**business and workforce development projects that support healthy resilient forests and the people and ecosystems that depend on them.
Includes wood products infrastructure, biomass process and manufacturing technology, training, and research and development. 2. **Bridge Funding Opportunity Program from US Dept of Agriculture(currently closed):**p rotects water quality with temporary bridge rental programs for portable skidder bridges, bridge mats, or other temporary water crossing structures to minimize stream bed disturbance on nonfederal and federal land.
3. **Tribal Access to Emerging Private Markets for Climate Mitigation and Forest Resilience from USDA Forest Service (currently closed):** Grants may support activities such as development of forest management plans, reforestation, establishment of demonstration sites, and biodiversity protection.
The core purpose of the funds is to support participation in emerging private markets forest resilience, climate mitigation, water quality, carbon sequestration and more. 4. **Tribal Nature Based Solutions from California Natural Resources Agency****(Applications currently closed)**: grants for ancestral land return, land management planning, and land management implementation.
5. **Tribal Research Grant Program****(Applications currently closed):**grants for tribally led climate change research initiatives. 6.
**Tribal Capacity Building Pilot Program****with Strategic Growth Council (Applications currently closed):**grants and technical assistance to build staff capacity and advance climate-related work, including planning, grant writing, and project management. 7.
**Forest Health Grants****with CAL FIRE (open through 1/15/2025):**landscape scale (800+ acres) forest restoration and management projects including fuels reduction, reforestation, biomass utilization. 8. **Wildfire Prevention Grants****with CAL FIRE (next round expected fall 2025):**Funds for projects in and near fire threatened communities to improve public health and safety.
9. **California Grants Portal****:**Searchable website listing all State of CA grant and loan programs.
## Technical Assistance & Other Opportunities TRIBAL | Forest Business Alliance FBA Free Technical Assistance for Tribes * California Natural Resources Agency programs in Tribal Affairs and Climate Resilience, and Tribal Nature-Based Solutions * Governor’s Office of Tribal Affairs * Tribal Youth Nature-Based Solutions Conservation Corps * California Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force We are grateful for your interest in Tribal Wildfire Resilience Grants.
For information or any questions, please contact us atTribalWildfireResilienceGrants@fire. ca. gov. Tribal Wildfire Resilience Grants are managed by CAL FIRE in partnership with theCalifornia Natural Resources Agency Robin.
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CEQA@fire. ca. gov FY 2026 Grant Solicitation: * Applications due Sept 8th Currently Funded Projects: * 2023 Spring Solicitation Awards * 2024-2025 Grant Applications Award Environmental Compliance: * Planning - CEQA Flow Chart * Implementation - CEQA Flow Chart Contact: TribalWildfireResilienceGrants@fire.
ca. gov * Residential Burn Permits * Board of Forestry and Fire Protection * Equal Employment Opportunity * Fire and Resource Assessment Program * Natural Resource Management * Office of the State Fire Marshal * Professional Standards Program * Business and Workforce Development * California Forest Improvement Program * Urban and Community Forestry * Tribal Wildfire Resilience
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