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2025Brief Description
The 77th Texas Legislature passed House Bill 2604 in 2001, establishing the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The program assists volunteer fire departments with the purchase of equipment and training. The Texas A&M Forest Service conducted the first Funding Meeting for Fiscal Year 2026 on Oct. 14, 2025. During this meeting, approximately $164 million […]
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The 77th Texas Legislature passed House Bill 2604 in 2001, establishing the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The program assists volunteer fire departments with
the purchase of equipment and training.
The Texas A&M Forest Service conducted the first Funding Meeting for Fiscal Year 2026 on Oct. 14, 2025. During this meeting, approximately $164 million in grants was awarded
to Texas volunteer fire departments.
All departments awarded a grant at this meeting have received official written notice of approval. Approvals were emailed to each department on Oct. 14, 2025, with application statuses also
updated in FireConnect. Follow up notifications will be mailed to non-responding departments on Nov. 3, 2025.
Funding for fire and rescue equipment, personal protective equipment, training aids, and dry hydrants will be awarded on a rolling basis across the next several months.