Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program Funding Summary FY26 Equipment Round 2

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Publication Year

2025

Brief Description

Summary of the second round of equipment grants for Fiscal Year 2026, granted on December 5, 2025. Approximately $17.6 million in grants was awarded to Texas volunteer fire departments.

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Fire Departments, Grants and Financial Assistance

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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 awarded the second round of equipment grants for Fiscal Year 2026 on December 5, 2025. Approximately $17.6 million in grants was awarded to Texas volunteer fire departments.

All departments awarded a grant in this round have received official written notice of approval. Approvals were emailed to each department on 12/5/25 with application statuses also updated in FireConnect. Follow up notifications will be mailed to non-responding departments on 12/22/25.

Rolling awards will continue over the coming months to fund PPE and training aids, fulfilling all eligible requests on file as of November 7, 2024.