California Fire Safe Council Grants Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
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 Safe Council administers a competitive grants program (Fire Safe Community Grants and related opportunities) to communities and local Fire Safe Councils for wildfire preparedness/resilience; a 2020 cycle offered up to $1.4M.
How to Apply
Communities, local Fire Safe Councils, and nonprofits apply through the California Fire Safe Council 'Apply for a Grant' portal for grants supporting wildfire prevention, preparedness, and resilience — e.g., defensible space, chipper/fuel-reduction programs, PPE, community outreach, and trailers/tools. A captured 2020 cycle offered up to $1.4M in project funding; Fire Safe Community grants have ranged roughly $5,000-$25,000 per award.
What California Fire Safe Council Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 69
- Total given
- $13.69M
- Median grant
- $156K
- Range
- $6,173–$958K
- >99% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in California, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: California >99%, Massachusetts <1%. Top recipient cities: Santa Barbara, CA; Ventura, CA; Lakeside, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 52% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Spatial Informatics Group- Natural Assets Laboratory · Pleasanton, CA
Wildfire prevention
$958K
Central Ventura Fire Safe Council · Ventura, CA
Wildfire prevention
$584K
County of Humboldt · Eureka, CA
Wildfire prevention
$525K
San Mateo County · Redwood City, CA
Wildfire prevention
$505K
Lassen County FSC · Susanville, CA
Wildfire prevention
$494K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Disaster relief
- Community development
Project Locations
- CA
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