Texas A&M Forest Service offers grants to landowners to complete
prescribed fires on private land. Each grant targets landowners in
different priority areas across the state.
Prescribed Fire Grant Application Period for CPP, SFAM-CETX, and NRCBW Grants will open September 1-29, 2023. Click link above to check eligibility.
SFAM Plains Prescribed Fire Grant provides assistance to communities that have been or may be threatened by
wildland fire by funding prescribed burning to reduce hazardous fuels in and around communities. Treatment areas will be located adjacent to priority communities in Texas that are at highest risk for loss during a Southern Plains Wildfire Outbreak event. The goal is to protect high-risk communities and aid in ecosystem restoration by utilizing prescribed fire to consume excess vegetation before it contributes to catastrophic wildfire. Priority will be given to treatments sites that provide protection to the highest risk communities based on data from the Texas Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal (TxWRAP) and those communities that contain ecosystems that will benefit from prescribed fire.
The Community Protection Program Grant provides assistance to reduce the hazard of high-risk fuels on private lands through the use of prescribed burning. The treatment area will be within 10 miles of a National Forest boundary. The grant's goal is to protect high-risk communities and associated forest resources by reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire on private and public lands. Priority will be given to projects that meet both criteria.
The State Fire Assistance for Mitigation Central & East Texas Grant provides assistance to communities that have been or may be threatened by wildfire by funding prescribed burning to reduce hazardous fuels in and around communities. Treatment areas will be private property in the 43 Counties in Central and East Texas that have a Community Wildfire Protection Plan within the county. The goal is to protect high-risk communities and aid in ecosystem restoration by utilizing prescribed fire to consume excess vegetation before it contributes to catastrophic wildfire. Priority will be given to treatments sites that are within a CWPP, located near a Firewise community, located near homes based on Texas Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal and contain ecosystems that will benefit from prescribed fire. This program has previously been known as the National Fire Plan Prescribed Fire Grant.
Neches River and Cypress Basin Watershed Restoration Program - Prescribed Fire Grant provides assistance to landowners in utilizing prescribed fire for ecological improvement to the Neches River and Cypress Basin watersheds. This program will benefit the public and natural resources through improvement of water quality and quantity, control of invasive species and enhancement of wildlife habitat. Treatment areas will be private property in the Neches River and Cypress Basin Watersheds. Priority will be given to prescribed burn treatments that promote native ecosystem restoration, are in priority watershed protection zones and near public land.
The Texas Longleaf Conservation Assistance Program provides eligible landowners with financial and technical assistance for establishing, enhancing and managing longleaf pine. Landowners with property within ten East Texas counties which include Angelina, Hardin, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, San Augustine, Sabine, San Jacinto, Trinity and Tyler are eligible to apply. Approved participants may receive up to 50% payment not to exceed a standard cap rate for implementing approved conservation practices. Approved conservation practices include prescribed burning, reforestation, site preparation and forest stand improvement.
Funding for this program is provided by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and are administered through the Texas Longleaf Pine Implementation Team and Texas A&M Forest Service.
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+ SFAM Plains Prescribed Fire Grant
Scope of Project:
The goal is to protect high-risk communities and aid in ecosystem restoration by utilizing prescribed fire to consume excess vegetation before it contributes to catastrophic wildfire. Priority will be given to treatments sites that provide protection to the highest risk communities, are located near homes based on Texas Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal (TxWRAP), and contain ecosystems that will benefit from prescribed fire.
Priority will also be given to landowners that were approved in the 2022-23 grant process but were unable to complete their burn project. No cost shares are involved with this grant program. Grant recipients will be reimbursed actual per acre costs associated with conducting the prescribed burn not to exceed the maximum reimbursement rate of $30.00 per acre with a total limit of 800 acres per recipient. Application packages must be submitted online before 5:00 PM Thursday, August 31, 2023, or they may not be considered for funding. No faxed, mailed, hand delivered or e-mailed applications will be accepted.
All applicants will receive a notification of decision letter of either approved or denied no later than September 30, 2023. Texas A&M Forest Service will also publicize the listing of approved recipients on our website. The grant funding period is from September 30, 2023 to May 31, 2024.
+ Community Protection Program - Prescribed Fire Grant
Scope of Project:
Reduce the hazard of high-risk fuels on private lands through the use of prescribed burning. Treatment area will be within 10 miles of a National Forest boundary. The grant's goal is to protect high-risk communities and associated forest resources by reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire on private and public lands. Priority will be given to projects that meet both criteria.
The total funding for these grants is $233,702.88. No cost shares are involved with this grant program. Grant recipients will be reimbursed actual per acre costs associated with conducting the prescribed burn not to exceed the maximum reimbursement rate of $30.00 per acre with a total limit of 800 acres per recipient.
All applicants will receive a notification of decision letter of either approved or denied no later than December 14, 2020. Texas A&M Forest Service will also publicize the listing of approved recipients on our website. The grant funding period is from December 14, 2020 to July 31, 2021.
Click Here for an Interactive Map to Determine Eligibility and to Apply
2019 CPP Grant Summary
2018 CPP Grant Summary
2017 CPP Grant Summary
2016 CPP Grant Summary
2015 CPP grant Summary
See individual maps of each national forest in Texas by clicking the link below.
Angelina NF
Davy Crockett NF
Sabine NF
Sam Houston NF
+ State Fire Assistance for Mitigation Central & East Texas - Prescribed Fire Grant
Scope of
Project:
Provide assistance to communities that have been or may be
threatened by wildland fire by funding prescribed burning to reduce hazardous
fuels in and around communities. Treatment areas will be private property
in the 43 Counties in Central and East Texas that have a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)
within the county. The goal is to protect high-risk communities and aid
in ecosystem restoration by utilizing prescribed fire to consume excess
vegetation before it contributes to catastrophic wildfire. Priority will be
given to treatments sites that are within a CWPP, located near a Firewise community,
located near homes based on Texas Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal (TxWRAP), and
contain ecosystems that will benefit from prescribed fire.
The total
funding for these grants is $143,742.50. No cost shares are involved with
this grant program. Grant recipients
will be reimbursed actual per acre costs associated with conducting the
prescribed burn not to exceed the maximum reimbursement rate of $30.00 per acre
with a total limit of 500 acres per recipient.
All applicants will receive a notification of decision letter of either approved or denied no later than December 14, 2020. Texas A&M Forest Service will also publicize the listing of approved recipients on our website. The grant funding period is from December 14, 2020 to July 31, 2021.
Click Here for an Interactive Map to Determine Eligibility and to Apply
2019 NFP Grant Summary
2018 NFP Grant Summary
2017 NFP Grant Summary