EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT association OF TEXAS

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Interior Business enter (IBC) Acquisition Services Directorate (ADQ) has announced up to $20 million through the Slip-on Tanker Pilot Program to support small and rural communities in strengthening wildfire response capacity. Eligible local governments serving populations of 50,000 or less in moderate to high wildfire risk areas may apply for $10,000–$249,000 to purchase slip-on tanker units that convert existing vehicles into wildland fire engines. The deadline to submit applications via Grants.gov  is 4:00 PM, Central Time, Monday, March 23, 2026. Please consider sharing this opportunity with eligible agencies in your jurisdictions.

Eligible Applicants include

1.      County; 

2.      Borough; 

3.      Municipality; 

4.      City; 

5.      Town; 

6.      Township; 

7.      Parish; 

8.      Local public authority, including any public housing agency under the United States Housing Act of 1937;

9.      Special district; 

10. School district; 

11. Intrastate district; 

12. Council of governments, whether or not incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law; and

13. Any other agency or instrumentality of a multi-regional, intra-State or local government.

Eligibility is restricted to U.S. local governments that provide fire protection and other emergency services and are in need of slip-on tankers to improve the wildland firefighting readiness for their area of protection and service a location with a population of 50,000 or less.  Use the Wildfire Risk to Communities dashboard found at DOI SOT Grant Data Center (wildfirerisk.org) to determine population size.

Here is the link to the USDA USFS Wildfire Risk dashboard to determine your population size  https://wildfirerisk.org/

Here is the NOFO  https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/361193

Please consider sharing this opportunity with eligible agencies in your jurisdictions.