National Aerial Firefighting Program

Overview

This program facilitates the lease of a fleet of highly specialised firefighting aircraft that are readily available for use by State and Territory emergency service and land management agencies across Australia. This program also plays a key role in ensuring the sharing of aerial firefighting resources between emergency service and land management agencies throughout Australia. The maximum grant amount is $44,790,000 The grant amount will be up to 100 per cent of eligible project costs. The maximum grant period is three years.