COMING SOON (August 2026)
The California Fire Foundation is pleased to announce the Fall 2026 Southern California Grant Opportunity for California-based fire departments, firefighter associations, nonprofit organizations, and tribal entities serving communities within Southern California Edison’s service area.
Wildfire risk continues to rise across California, with nearly three million households at high or extreme risk. Under-resourced communities are often the most vulnerable, facing challenges that leave them without the tools or support needed to prepare. Through this grant cycle, CFF aims to close those gaps by funding projects that address the urgent needs identified during our recent California Fire Foundation Wildfire Mitigation & Resiliency Symposium.
Whether you are a fire department working on vegetation management, a nonprofit helping low-income residents, a tribal entity advancing Indigenous land stewardship practices, or a Fire Safe Council expanding community preparedness, this opportunity can help resource your essential work.
2026 Funding Focus Areas:
Projects must align with one or more of the following symposium-informed priorities:
- Cross-Cutting Strategies – flexible funding models, equity-focused metrics, wildfire planning (CWPPs, RWMPs, RPPs).
- Built Environment Strategies – evacuation planning, road improvements, water access and storage, local adaptation planning.
- Landscape Strategies – agricultural buffers and greenbelts, prescribed fire and herbivory programs, green space fuel breaks, Indigenous stewardship.
- Community Strategies – Firewise USA and Fire Safe Council expansion, multilingual outreach, wildfire education and organizing, home hardening and retrofit micro-grants.
Funding Guidelines
- Typical award amounts: up to $75,000 (exceptions considered on a case-by-case basis).
- Applicants must be located within Southern California Edison’s service area.
- Eligible entities include: fire departments, firefighter associations, nonprofit organizations, and tribal entities.
- Other groups may apply in partnership with one of the eligible entities (including through fiscal agency).
- Symposium participants will receive priority consideration, though the opportunity is open to all qualified applicants.
- Matching funds are not required.
- Funding decisions are typically communicated within 4–6 weeks of the application window closing.
How to Apply
TO APPLY, visit our grants portal to log in to your existing account or create a new one. Applications must be submitted through the portal before the deadline.
At any time, applicants may view the status of their submissions via their grants portal dashboard.
For further questions, email cffgrants@cpf.org
Due to the volume of applications received, the portal dashboard is the quickest way to check on a proposal's status.