Wildfire Monitoring Grant Program
Official: Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act of 2025
This bill establishes a program to provide grants for using satellite technology to monitor wildfires. It aims to enhance wildfire detection and management, which is crucial for safety and recovery efforts.
Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act of 2025This bill requires the U.S. Geological Survey to establish a competitive grant program to fund satellite monitoring of wildfires. The entities eligible to receive the grants are state foresters, emergency managers, and equivalent state officials. Grant recipients must use the funds for purchasing and integrating satellite data on wildfire monitoring and for using the data to detect and manage wildfires.
1. This bill creates a grant program to monitor wildfires using satellites. 2. The Secretary of the Interior will award at least three grants to eligible groups. 3. Grants will help purchase advanced satellite technology for wildfire detection. 4. The program aims to improve wildfire management and recovery efforts. 5. A report will be submitted to Congress on the program's effectiveness.
State foresters and emergency managers will benefit from this program.