The Wildland Fire Hazardous Fuels, or WFHF, grants focus on hazard fuel reduction and community protection. Priority projects are adjacent to National Forest and Bureau of Land Management lands in Arizona and emphasize protection of identified communities at risk of wildland fire. Fire departments, local governments, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations qualify.
The proposal period for the 2017 grant cycle ended on March 19, 2017 and is now closed.
(Guidance and forms for the 2018 grant cycle are expected to be available in early 2018)
For past application instructions and forms, please review the following documents:
For questions about the program, please email [email protected] .
Initial projects selected for 2016 funding include the following:
- Fry Fire District
- AZ Forestry - Flagstaff South Project
- Apache County
- Prescott Area WUI Commission
- Groom Creek Fire District
- Pinetop Fire District / Town of Pinetop-Lakeside
- Prescott Fire Department
- Flagstaff Fire Department
- Forest Lakes Fire District
- AZ Forestry - El Capitan Project
*several projects were only partially funded
The Wildland Fire Hazardous Fuels Program is supported by USDA Forest Service and Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management funding.
