CAL FIRE Business and Workforce Development

Return to Search CAL FIRE Business and Workforce Development Grantor: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Portal ID: 159480 Status: Active Opportunity Type: Grant Last Updated: February 25, 2026, 11:09 am | View change notes Categories: Disadvantaged Communities Employment, Labor & Training Energy Science, Technology, and Research & Development Transportation Details Purpose: CAL FIRE's Wood Products and Bioenergy team seeks to maintain and enhance the wood products infrastructure of California to promote healthy resilient forests throughout the state by supporting a diverse set of business development and workforce development projects. Description: Eligible business development projects include facilities, operations, and professional services that support the restoration of healthy, resilient forests. Eligible workforce development projects include universities, colleges, government and community organizations, and businesses that aim to increase workforce capacity in the fields of logging, fuels treatment, manufacturing, or other support services that bolster the development of a resilient forest sector workforce. Research proposals that have the potential to facilitate an immediate benefit to California’s forest-sector businesses and/or workforce will also be considered. Check out the Wood Products website and subscribe for updates. Eligibility Requirements Eligible Applicants: Business Individual Nonprofit Other Legal Entity Public Agency Tribal Government Eligible Geographies: Statewide Matching Funding Requirement: Match requirement varies depending on project type. Business development projects between $10,000-$500,000 require a 100% match. Business development projects between $500,000-$3,000,000 require a 200% match. Workforce development proposals less than $500,000 do not require match. Workforce development proposals between $500,000-$3,000,000 require a 10% match. Important Dates Application deadline The date (and time, where applicable) by whi