Opportunity Information: Apply for L26AS00061
The FY26 Bureau of Land Management Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance (Bureau-wide) opportunity is a discretionary funding program offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to support projects that reduce wildfire risk by managing vegetation and improving community preparedness. The program is focused on practical, on-the-ground fuels management and community assistance work that can lower the intensity and severity of wildfires, reduce negative impacts to people and natural resources, and help communities move toward being more fire-adapted. In plain terms, BLM is looking to invest in efforts that prevent catastrophic wildfire outcomes by treating hazardous fuels, improving planning and local capacity, and strengthening coordination and prevention education across partners.
Funded activities can include local and regional assessment and planning that builds community capacity to understand wildfire risk and prioritize mitigation. It also supports direct community and homeowner mitigation efforts, along with implementation of fuels management treatments and related activities. Projects may involve training, monitoring, implementing treatments, or maintaining previous fuels treatments on federal lands managed by BLM, or on adjacent non-federal lands when the work clearly benefits federal resources and reduces risk to communities and valued assets. The opportunity also emphasizes wildfire prevention assistance, such as education and coordinated prevention strategies designed to mitigate community risk and protect important values at risk.
A major theme of the program is collaboration. BLM explicitly highlights partnering with outside organizations to coordinate hazardous fuels reduction and expand wildfire prevention outreach. The intent is to reduce the overall risk and impact of large, damaging wildfires on local communities through shared planning, joint implementation, and public-facing education. BLM also notes that this work can create jobs and advance conservation and restoration goals by supporting the planning and implementation of hazardous fuels reduction projects, aligning with broader administration priorities around partnerships, community-driven preparedness, and landscape resilience.
Awards will be made as cooperative agreements, which typically means BLM expects substantial involvement in the project beyond simply issuing funds (for example, coordination, technical collaboration, or shared implementation roles). The opportunity falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is associated with CFDA/Assistance Listing 15.228. The funding opportunity number is L26AS00061, and the program is offered bureau-wide, meaning it is intended to apply across BLM-managed landscapes rather than a single local unit.
Eligibility is limited to public and nonprofit sectors and certain education and tribal entities. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city/township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations (including those other than federally recognized tribal governments); and nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status. Individuals and for-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible under this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).
There is also a specific restriction related to youth internships and crews. This NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. BLM notes that the Public Lands Corps Act is the sole legislative authority that allows BLM to hire interns under that framework, and as a result, Youth Conservation Corps applicants looking to propose projects involving that type of hiring must use a different BLM funding opportunity: NOFO 15.243, BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands.
From a funding and scale standpoint, the notice lists an award ceiling of $1,200,000 per award and anticipates making about 94 awards. The posting date (creation date) is July 27, 2026, and the original closing date is August 28, 2026. Overall, the opportunity is best suited for governments, tribes, nonprofits, and higher education partners that can plan and execute fuels reduction and wildfire-preparedness work in coordination with BLM, especially where the projects demonstrably reduce hazardous fuels, protect communities, and improve wildfire resilience on or near BLM-managed lands.Apply for L26AS00061
- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY26 Bureau of Land Management Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance - Bureau wide " and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.228.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2026-07-27.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-08-28. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 94 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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FY26 BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance (Bureau-wide) - FAQs
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) called the FY26 Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance (Bureau-wide) program. It supports projects that reduce wildfire risk by managing hazardous vegetation (fuels) and improving community wildfire preparedness and prevention.
2) What is the overall goal of the program?
The goal is to lower the intensity and severity of wildfires, reduce negative impacts to people and natural resources, and help communities become more fire-adapted. BLM is looking to fund practical, on-the-ground work that helps prevent catastrophic wildfire outcomes through fuels treatments, planning, local capacity-building, and prevention education.
3) What types of projects are a good fit for this program?
Projects that clearly reduce hazardous fuels and strengthen wildfire preparedness and prevention are a strong fit. The program emphasizes real-world implementation, community assistance, and coordinated planning that reduces risk to communities and valued assets, particularly where BLM-managed lands and resources are involved.
4) What kinds of activities can be funded?
Funded activities can include local and regional wildfire risk assessment and planning, community capacity-building to understand risk and prioritize mitigation, direct community and homeowner mitigation efforts, and implementation of fuels management treatments and related work such as training, monitoring, implementing treatments, or maintaining prior fuels treatments.
5) Does the opportunity fund planning and assessment, or only field work?
It can fund both. The notice highlights support for local and regional assessment and planning that builds capacity, as well as direct implementation and maintenance of fuels treatments and community mitigation work.
6) Where can funded work take place?
Work may occur on federal lands managed by BLM. It can also occur on adjacent non-federal lands when the work clearly benefits federal resources and reduces risk to communities and valued assets.
7) Does the program support wildfire prevention education and outreach?
Yes. The opportunity emphasizes wildfire prevention assistance, including education and coordinated prevention strategies designed to mitigate community risk and protect important values at risk.
8) How important is collaboration and partnership in this program?
Collaboration is a major theme. BLM explicitly highlights partnering with outside organizations to coordinate hazardous fuels reduction and expand wildfire prevention outreach. Projects that involve shared planning, joint implementation, and public-facing education aligned with partners are consistent with the stated intent of the program.
9) What type of award will BLM make?
Awards will be made as cooperative agreements. This typically means BLM expects substantial involvement beyond providing funds, such as coordination, technical collaboration, and/or shared implementation roles.
10) What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling listed in the notice is $1,200,000 per award.
11) How many awards does BLM expect to make?
The notice anticipates approximately 94 awards.
12) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to the public and nonprofit sectors and certain education and tribal entities. Eligible applicants include:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Tribal organizations (including those other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status
13) Are individuals eligible to apply?
No. Individuals are explicitly ineligible under this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).
14) Are for-profit organizations eligible to apply?
No. For-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible under this NOFO.
15) Can this funding be used to hire youth interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act?
No. This NOFO does not support entities hiring interns or crews under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993. BLM states that the Public Lands Corps Act is the sole legislative authority that allows BLM to hire interns under that framework, and this opportunity does not fund that type of activity.
16) If an organization wants to propose Youth Conservation Corps-style work, what should they do?
BLM directs applicants seeking to propose projects involving that type of youth hiring to use a different BLM funding opportunity: NOFO 15.243, BLM Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands.
17) What is the funding opportunity number for this program?
The funding opportunity number is L26AS00061.
18) What is the CFDA/Assistance Listing associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA/Assistance Listing 15.228.
19) What is the funding activity category?
The opportunity falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category.
20) What does "bureau-wide" mean in this context?
"Bureau-wide" means the program is intended to apply across BLM-managed landscapes rather than being limited to a single local unit.
21) When was the opportunity posted?
The posting (creation) date listed is July 27, 2026.
22) What is the application deadline?
The original closing date listed is August 28, 2026.
23) What outcomes is BLM trying to achieve with these projects?
BLM is aiming to reduce overall risk and impacts of large, damaging wildfires on local communities by supporting hazardous fuels reduction, improving community preparedness and prevention strategies, strengthening coordination among partners, and reducing risks to federal resources and nearby communities.
24) How does this program relate to jobs, conservation, and restoration goals?
BLM notes that this work can create jobs and advance conservation and restoration goals by supporting the planning and implementation of hazardous fuels reduction projects, aligning with broader priorities related to partnerships, community-driven preparedness, and landscape resilience.
25) Who is this opportunity best suited for?
It is best suited for eligible governments, tribes, nonprofits, and higher education partners that can plan and execute fuels reduction and wildfire-preparedness work in coordination with BLM, especially when projects demonstrably reduce hazardous fuels, protect communities, and improve wildfire resilience on or near BLM-managed lands.
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