Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program

The Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program (CWDG) aims to help communities and Tribes plan for and reduce wildfire risk while implementing the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy. Launched in 2022, this competitive grant program is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with a total of $1 billion allocated over five years. The program prioritizes communities that are in high wildfire hazard areas, are low income, or have been impacted by severe disasters in the last decade that increased wildfire risk. Funds can be utilized to develop and revise Community Wildfire Protection Plans and implement projects described in these plans that are less than ten years old. The program is designed to support local actions to mitigate wildfire risks and enhance community resilience against wildfires.