Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of Wildland Fire (OWF) - Slip-On Tanker Units deadline 2026
The current listed application deadline is March 23, 2026. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.
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Quick facts
- Opportunity number
- D26AS00056
- Last updated
- January 22, 2026
- Expected awards
- 150
Deadline summary
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 e...
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 4:00PM Central Time on the listed application due date.
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Before you apply
Eligibility snapshot
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.
