Trump's Budget Proposes $12.8 Billion for Department of the Interior

WASHINGTON - Today, President Donald J. Trump proposed a $12.8 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget for the Department of the Interior, including a new, innovative $50 million initiative that would begin to transform and build a more stable and permanent wildland firefighting wor…

force to better align with the challenges of prolonged periods of wildfire activity and the need to more aggressively implement active vegetation management. Overall, $1 billion is being requested specifically for wildland fire programs to protect Americans and their communities.