California Fire Foundation Community Grants
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Organizations
Geography
- California
Overview
The California Fire Foundation offers competitive grants to fire departments, agencies, and community groups statewide (awarded ~$1.3-1.95M/year across 86-116 projects). A Los Angeles/Ventura wildfire relief grant is open now; Fall 2026 will bring a Fire Prevention Grant and a Proposition 4 Grant.
How to Apply
Fire departments, fire agencies, and community groups apply through the California Fire Foundation grants portal for competitive grants supporting wildfire/disaster prevention, preparedness, mitigation, PPE and specialized equipment, first-responder training, and relief & recovery. Currently open: Wildfire Disaster Relief & Recovery in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. Upcoming (Fall 2026): Southern, Central & Coastal California Fire Prevention Grant; and the Proposition 4 Grant.
What California Fire Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 88
- Total given
- $1.49M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $6,010–$75K
- 93% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in California, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: California 93%, Hawaii 4%. Top recipient cities: Redding, CA; Sacramento, CA; Santa Rosa, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 53% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Projectcamp · Los Angeles, CA
Awareness
$75K
Northern Valley Catholic Social Ser · Redding, CA
Wildfire mitigaition
$65K
Hawaii Fire Fighters Association L · Honolulu, HI
Disaster releif
$57K
The Regents of the University of CA · Santa Barbara, CA
Wildfire mitigaition
$50K
The California Latino Legislative C · Sacramento, CA
Education&research
$45K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Fire departments
- Disaster relief
- Community services
Project Locations
- CA
Categories
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