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TN Department of Agriculture – Division of Forestry

Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) Wildland Fire Suppression Kits – 2026

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Deadline
Opens Nov 15, 2026 · due Dec 15, 2026
Award size
Not stated: see the official notice
Match ?
Not stated: check the official notice · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
Volunteer fire or rescue department, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), Special district (utility, fire, etc.), City or town government, County government
Where
Anywhere in Tennessee
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How this fits you

  • Available in Tennessee
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 13

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Official notice: https://www.tn.gov/tnwildlandfire/suppression/vfa.html · Printed from grantme.click/grants/15baa71f-4ded-4fdd-9bde-30e011a79d84

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About this grant

Fire departments serving populations under 10,000 can apply for a wildland fire suppression kit of protective gear and hand tools worth about $3,000. Departments must be legally organized and have a current memorandum of understanding with the Division of Forestry (dated after June 30, 2019).

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Your schedule, working back from the deadline

  1. Nov24
    Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
    Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters.
  2. Dec8
    Finish a complete draft for a final review
    Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft.
  3. Dec12
    Submit
    Suggested: submit a few days early in case the form or email has trouble.
  4. Dec15
    Deadline
    From the funder.

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Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Department of Agriculture

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Agriculture passes it on: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 13 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Appalachian Resource Conservation and Development CouncilJohnson City, Washington CountyTennessee Department of Agriculture$250K2024
Tennessee Forestry Foundation IncNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Agriculture$245K2024
Appalachian Resource Conservation and Development CouncilJohnson City, Washington CountyTennessee Department of Agriculture$199K2023
Cumberland River Compact, Inc.Nashville, Davidson CountyNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation$197K2024
Tennessee Forestry Foundation IncNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Agriculture$108K2023
Tennessee Forestry Foundation IncNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Agriculture$108K2023
Tennessee Urban Forestry CouncilNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Agriculture$83K2023
Tennessee Urban Forestry CouncilNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Agriculture$83K2023
Appalachian Resource Conservation and Development CouncilJohnson City, Washington CountyTennessee Department of Agriculture$80K2023
Emergency Service Specialists International LLCKingston, Roane CountyTennessee Department of Agriculture$58K2023
Emergency Service Specialists International LLCKingston, Roane CountyTennessee Department of Agriculture$58K2024
Michael George DurfeeJasper, Marion CountyTennessee Department of Agriculture$30K2023

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

About the federal program

Cooperative Forestry Assistance
Program number 10.664 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service · Formula grant (amounts set by a formula), project grant

How applications are judged

Most grants to State Forestry Agencies are approved on the basis of negotiated targets or objectives to be achieved. A specific project focus may be developed by State Urban Forestry Councils.

Match

Government shall not exceed the amount expended by a State grantee or grantee for all programs except those covered by Section 11 of Public Law 95-313. Section 10(b)(2), State Fire Assistance program funds require a 1:1 match by the grantee, unless reduced with a waiver. Section 10(b)(3) Volunteer Fire Assistance program funds require a 50 percent match by the grantee. Section 13A Landscape-Scale Restoration program funds require a 50 percent match by the grantee. Cost-sharing ratios for Section 11(a) Management Assistance and Section 11(c), Technology Implementation programs shall be negotiated. Section 11(b), Forest Resource Planning program funds require 20 percent matching by the State. Amount of grant based on negotiated targets to be achieved.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal year 2025: In FY25, awards advanced forest management, landscape scale restoration, reforestation, insect and disease control, wildfire risk reduction, urban and community forestry, utilization of wood and wood residues/biomass, and other activities on non-federal forestland through technical, educational, and financial assistance programs.

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