Putting the award page together from the records…
Putting the award page together from the records…
THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMUNITY WILDFIRE DEFENSE GRANT IS TO ASSIST AT-RISK LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND INDIAN TRIBES WITH PLANNING FOR AND MITIGATING AGAINST THE RISK CREATED BY WILDFIRES. THERE ARE TWO PRIMARY PROJECT TYPES FOR WHICH THE GRANT PROVIDES FUNDING: THE DEVELOPMENT AND REVISING OF COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLANS (CWPP), AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS DESCRIBED IN A CWPP THAT IS LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLD. THE STATUE PRIORITIZES AT-RISK COMMUNITIES THAT ARE IN AN AREA IDENTIFIED AS HAVING HIGH OR VERY HIGH WILDFIRE HAZARD POTENTIAL, ARE LOW-INCOME, AND/OR HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY A SEVERE DISASTER.THE GRANT IS FOR THE PASS THROUGH FUNDS TO THE COMMUNITY WILDFIRE DEFENSE GRANT (CWDG) TO OPT-IN STATES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL CWDG ROUND #3 RECIPIENTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE STATES.
SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.
3 subawards totaling $15.70M (99.9% of what was obligated), as Texas A&M Forest Service reported them. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; smaller ones and unreported ones aren't here.
| Subrecipient | Amount | Subawards | Where | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Texas A&M University System | $15.70M | 3 | TX | 2026-02-18 | 2026-03-05 |
| Date | To | Amount | For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | Pecan Bayou Soil and Water Conservation District 553 | $9.17M | TO COMPLETE THE WORK OF CONDUCTING A HAZARDOUS FUELS MITIGATION PROGRAM. GRANT FUNDING MAY BE USED SPECIFICALLY AND SOLELY FOR THE PROJECTS, MATERIALS, AND RELATED COSTS DESCRIBED IN THEIR SUBMITTED GRANT APPLICATION.… |
| 2026-02-18 | Bastrop County Emergency Services District #2 | $4.30M | TO COMPLETE THE WORK OF CONDUCTING A HAZARDOUS FUELS MITIGATION PROGRAM. GRANT FUNDING MAY BE USED SPECIFICALLY AND SOLELY FOR THE PROJECTS, MATERIALS, AND RELATED COSTS DESCRIBED IN THEIR SUBMITTED GRANT APPLICATION.… |
| 2026-02-19 | Hill Country Fire Coalition of Texas | $2.22M | SCOPE OF WORK: TO COMPLETE THE WORK OF CONDUCTING A HAZARDOUS FUELS MITIGATION PROGRAM. GRANT FUNDING MAY BE USED SPECIFICALLY AND SOLELY FOR THE PROJECTS, MATERIALS, AND RELATED COSTS DESCRIBED IN THEIR SUBMITTED… |
1 action since 2025-12-11. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.
| Date | Amendment | Kind | Amount | What the agency wrote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | 0001 | New award | $15.72M | THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMUNITY WILDFIRE DEFENSE GRANT IS TO ASSIST AT-RISK LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND INDIAN TRIBES WITH PLANNING FOR AND MITIGATING AGAINST THE RISK CREATED BY WILDFIRES. THERE ARE TWO PRIMARY PROJECT TYPES FOR WHICH THE GRANT PROVIDES FUNDING: THE… |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-09-30). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗