Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program
Community Wildfire Defense Grants (CWDG) help communities and Tribes plan for and reduce wildfire risk and implement the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy.
Launched in 2022, the $1 billion five-year competitive grant program funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act prioritizes communities that:
Are in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential,
Are low income or,
Have been impacted by a severe disaster within the previous 10 years which increased wildfire risk and/or hazard.
Funds can be used to:
Develop and revise Community Wildfire Protection Plans
Implement projects described in a Community Wildfire Protection Plan that are less than ten years old.
News and Announcements
The Round 3 application period is now closed. Awards will be announced later this year.
Going on the Offensive in the South
Communities across the South are taking action now to mitigate against the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
Evacuation Highway
Grant paves the way for safer wildfire escape in rural central Washington.
A Blueprint for Fire Prevention
Lake County California puts federal support to local action.
Powering Through
Protecting the wires in the face of wildfire threats.
