The Biden administration rolled out $336 million in federal funds Tuesday to address past and future wildfires across the nation.
The funds will be distributed by the Interior and Agriculture departments, as part of a multibillion effort, with funds drawn from both the bipartisan infrastructure law and the Inflation Reduction Act.
Interior will dole out $236 million in new allocations to support wildland firefighter training, rehabilitate burned areas and invest in wildfire science.
“Communities in the West in particular understand this threat — with increasing temperatures and more severe fires — and the Biden-Harris administration is taking action by investing in comprehensive wildland fire management that is creating more climate-resilient lands across the nation,” acting Interior Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis said in a statement.
