Dear Colleagues,
The Bureau of Land Management - Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) is soliciting research proposals that will help support the land management agencies and other stakeholders in addressing issues associated with wildland fire. JFSP research priorities, support the three goals of the 2014 National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (“Cohesive Strategy”): resilient landscapes, fire-adapted communities, and safe and effective wildfire response.
The research priority tasks are:
Task Statement I - Accelerating science to action in fire-prone ecosystems: Spurring innovation in adaptation through knowledge exchange and place-based partnerships: The objective of this task statement is to strengthen partnerships among scientists, practitioners, managers, and other interested parties to accelerate the identification and adoption of science-based management strategies that facilitate adaptation to changing fire regimes.
Task Statement II - Effective fire communication and outreach: The objective of this task statement is to better understand public perception of wildfire management and effectiveness of fire-related communication strategies to inform effective public fire communication and outreach programs.
Task Statement III - Prescribed fire effects on water quality and quantity: The objective of this task statement is to inform the use of fire in highly valued watersheds by evaluating the effects of prescribed fire on water quality and quantity.
Task Statement IV - Managing carbon emissions in ecosystems with deep organic soils: The objective of this task statement is to inform effective strategies for managing carbon stores in deep organic soils that are increasingly impacted by wildfire.
Task Statement V – Social equity and wildland fire impacts, mitigation, response, and recovery: The objective of this task statement is to gain better understanding of a broad range of direct and indirect wildfire impacts borne by different sectors of society, the time horizons over which these impacts occur, and factors that influence the ability of individuals and communities to prepare for, respond to, and recovery from wildfire.
Task Statement VI - Characterizing wildfire risk in wildland-urban interface and urban settings: The objective of this task statement is to evaluate and improve existing methods to characterize wildfire risk to wildland urban interface (WUI) and urban settings.
The complete application requirements are available at the following link:https://www.firescience.gov/JFSP_funding_announcements.cfm
Applications are due by September 28, 2023 at 5:00 pm MT
Average award size is expected to be between $300,000 to $500,000
Project duration is from 1 to 5 years
Thank you.
Kathleen Nolan, Director, ANR Office of Contracts & Grants (OCG)