Opportunity Information: Apply for FA NOFO0024 003
This funding opportunity, titled "BLM-National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) Regional Fire Science Exchange Announcement One Task Statement" (Funding Opportunity Number: FA NOFO0024 003), is a discretionary federal grant competition administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which generally means recipients should expect substantial involvement or partnership with the federal agency during the project rather than operating entirely independently. The program is categorized under Natural Resources and is listed under CFDA number 15.232.
The opportunity sits under the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP), a long-running interagency partnership focused on producing and delivering usable science to help agencies manage wildland fuels, wildfire, and fire-affected ecosystems. JFSP is backed by seven federal wildland fire management and research partners: the USDA Forest Service and five DOI bureaus (Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey), with additional DOI representation from the Office of Wildland Fire. Funding support comes jointly from DOI and the Forest Service. In practical terms, this interagency setup signals that funded work is intended to be broadly relevant across multiple land management missions and jurisdictions, not tailored to a single unit or narrow internal need.
Applications are open to an unrestricted pool of eligible applicants, meaning the competition is broadly available to many entity types as long as they meet any eligibility details described elsewhere in the full funding announcement. The notice was created on July 13, 2023, and it anticipates making approximately 9 awards. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $329,500. Because this is a cooperative agreement under a science and management-oriented program, proposals are typically expected to show a clear connection between fire science and on-the-ground decision-making, with tangible benefits for practitioners working in fuels management, wildfire response and recovery, and ecological resilience following fire.
Submission logistics are unusually strict and are a key part of this announcement. Proposals must be submitted electronically through the JFSP website submission system at https://www.firescience.gov, and submissions through Grants.gov are not allowed. The deadline is September 28, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time, with no exceptions for late submissions. The notice emphasizes that proposals must comply with all requirements described in the Funding Opportunity Announcement (particularly the requirements referenced as being in Section V). Any proposal that fails to meet all stated requirements will not move forward for funding consideration, so applicants need to treat formatting, content elements, and submission steps as non-negotiable compliance items.
For support, the announcement provides two points of contact, separated by topic to streamline communication. Administrative questions should go to Becky Jenison, Program Analyst, at 208-387-5958 or bjenison@blm.gov. Questions about the task statement itself should be directed to Karen Dante-Wood, JFSP Science Advisor, at 208-387-5865 or sdantewood@blm.gov. Anyone considering applying is also encouraged to review background on JFSP and its priorities through the program website, since the broader JFSP mission and exchange model frame what competitive proposals are likely to look like.Apply for FA NOFO0024 003
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM-National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) Regional Fire Science Exchange Announcement One Task Statement" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.232.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 13, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 28, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $329,500.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 9 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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