Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of Wildland Fire (OWF) - Slip-On Tanker Units
DOI-IBC Posted D26AS00056
Close Date:
March 23, 2026
Deadline passed
Description
Wildfire activity is increasing. Drought and prolonged, increased temperatures are creating conditions that allow wildfires to start earlier in the year, enable them to last longer, and make them more difficult to control. Increasingly intense wildfires and prolonged droughts then lead to an influx of invasive species that burn more easily than native vegetation and in turn propel still more extreme wildfire activity.As a result, wildfires are now occurring in places where they were previously extremely rare, with more land burning, on average, each year.This is leading to a year-round wildfire season, now referred to as a fire year, throughout the country. The frequency of large wildfires is also increasing, particularly near communities.The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as BIL, enacted in November 2021, provides funding to local governments to acquire slip-on tanker units to support wildland firefighters.
Eligibility
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. Additional details are found in the full announcement.
Funding Details
- Award Floor
- $10,000.00
- Award Ceiling
- $249,000.00
- Total Estimated Funding
- $20,000,000.00
- Expected Awards
- 150
Key Dates
- Posted
- January 22, 2026
- Closes
- March 23, 2026
- Archive Date
- April 23, 2026
Agency Information
- Agency Name
- DOI-IBC
- Agency Code
- DOI-IBC
- Funding Instrument
- Other