The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Conservation (KDA–DOC) is pleased to announce the availability of cost-share funds to assist landowners affected by the wildfires that burned land in many regions of Kansas in February 2026. Wildfires included in this initiative are the recent Ranger Road, Stevens, Tennis, Andrew Lane, and Rawlins County wildfires.
On March 6, the State Conservation Commission recommended approval of the Wildfire Recovery Initiative, to provide $151,000 of KDA–DOC financial assistance to landowners in eight counties (Barber, Clark, Comanche, Finney, Meade, Rawlins, Seward and Stevens) for cover crops, temporary watering facilities and temporary electric fence. Landowners can receive up to $5,000 in cost share funding through this initiative.
The signup period for these funds is open now and will end on April 3, 2026. Applications for this wildfire recovery cost share funding must be made through local Conservation Districts. Go to www.agriculture.ks.gov/
Projects that have been started but not completed prior to the landowners making application will be eligible for cost share assistance provided they keep receipts and follow KDA–DOC specifications (if necessary). Project eligibility does not guarantee approval by the KDA–DOC.
If you have questions on the Kansas Wildfire Cost Share Initiative, contact KDA–DOC staff: Dave Jones, [email protected], 785-564-6623; or Madison Loder, [email protected], 785-477-2788.
