Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program
The Community Wildfire Defense Program (CWDG) is a grant program intended to help at-risk local communities and Tribes plan for and reduce wildfire risk.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law authorizes the $1 billion, five-year CWDG Program, which prioritizes at-risk communities:
In an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential,
Are low income or,
Have been impacted by a severe disaster that affects the risk of wildfire.
The program provides funding to communities for two primary purposes:
Develop and revise Community Wildfire Protection Plans
Implement projects described in a Community Wildfire Protection Plan that are less than ten years old.
The Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program also helps communities in the wildland urban interface implement the three goals of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy.
What is the Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program?
Are you interested in helping to protect your community and/or the natural resources in your area, but are unsure where to start? Begin here by discovering:
Who is Eligible to Apply and How?
News and Announcements 2024
Press Kits - 2024 Community Wildfire Defense Grant
From Federal Support to Local Action
Learn how the CWDG has reduced wildfire risk to communities across the country.
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.
