U.S Wildland Fire Service BLM-National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) Regional Fire Science Exchange Announcement
Bureau of Land Management
Award ceiling
$262,000
Award floor
$192,000
Program funding
$3,996,000
- Opportunity #
- FA-NOFO0027-003
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- ALN (CFDA)
- 15.232
- Status
- posted
- Posted
- Jul 7, 2026
- Closes
- Sep 17, 2026
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
- Environment
- Cost sharing required
- No
Who can apply
- •Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- •County governments
- •Independent school districts
- •State governments
- •Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- •Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- •City or township governments
- •Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- •Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- •Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- •Private institutions of higher education
Synopsis
The U.S. Wildland Fire Service Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) is seeking to solicit proposals to lead and execute regional fire science exchanges in specific regions for a period of two years. Proposals are requested for the following nine regions of the FSEN: Alaska, Appalachians, Great Basin, North Atlantic, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Oak Woodlands, Pacific Islands and Southwest. Individual proposals (i.e., each proposal must be specific to one region) are requested to lead and execute a regional fire science exchange in the requested specific regions for a period of two years.
Please consult the JFSP database for the specific requirements on each individual task statement, https://www.firescience.gov/
All proposals must be submitted by September 17, 2026, 5:00 pm MT, using the electronic submission process provided by the JFSP website (https://www.firescience.gov).
Proposals cannot be submitted through Grants.gov. No exceptions are allowed to this closing date or time.
Contact
Patricia Glass Grantor · pglass@blm.gov