California Fire Safe Council administers U.S. Forest Service State Fire Assistance (SFA) grant programs and offers a variety of other federal, state, and private funding opportunities.
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Open Grant Applications:
2026 State Fire Capacity (SFC) Grant Program
Grant Application Timeline
- Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | Applications Open
- Thursday, April 2, 2026 | Application Development Webinar
- Thursday, April 16th – Thursday, May 14th, 2026 | Application Assistance Open Office Hours @ 2:00 PM
- Friday, May 15th, 2026 | Applications Close
Grant Application Resources
Application Webinar Info
- Application Webinar Registration Link | Coming Soon
- Application Webinar Recording | Available 4/4/26
- Application Webinar PowerPoint presentation slides | Available 4/4/26
Closed Grant Applications:
- 2025 State Fire Capacity Grant Program applications closed in August 2025.
- 2025 Wildfire County Coordinators Grant Program applications closed in April 2025.
- 2023/2024 State Fire Capacity (SFC) Grant announced Awards September 2024.
- 2022 Wildfire County Coordinators Grant – Northern announced Awards March 2024.
- 2022 Defensible Space Assistance Grant closed June 15th, 2023.
- 2022 CFSC Community Capacity Building Grant Program closed November 15th, 2022.
- 2022 Statewide County Coordinator Grant Program closed November 15th, 2022.
- 2022 USFS SFA Grant Program Application closed in April 2022.
- 2021 County Evacuation Route Grant Opportunity Application closed December 2021.
- 2021 County Coordinators Grant Opportunity announced Awards November 2021.
- 2021 PGE Wildfire Ready & Resilient Grant announced Awards September 2021.
- 2021 SCE Fire-Safe Community Grant announced Awards September 2021.
- 2021 USFS SFA Grant Program announced Awards August 2021.
