USDA/USDOI Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP)
The USDA/USDOI Joint Fire Science Program anticipates funding research on fire impacts, ignitions, fuel treatments, and graduate research in wildland fire.
Funder: Bureau of Land Management
Due Dates: Forecasted: July–September 2025 (FOA expected; 60-day window)
Funding Amounts: Not specified; varies by project and topic. Graduate Research Innovation (GRIN) awards available for master’s/doctoral students.
Summary: Supports research on wildland fire science, including fire impacts, ignition sources, fuel treatments, and graduate student innovation in fire-related fields.
Key Information: This is a forecasted opportunity; final topics and deadlines will be confirmed in the formal FOA.
Description
The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP), a collaboration between the USDA and USDOI, anticipates releasing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for research on wildland fire science. The program seeks to advance understanding of fire impacts, ignition patterns, fuel treatment effectiveness, and to support graduate student research through the Graduate Research Innovation (GRIN) program. The FOA is expected to open between July and September 2025, with a 60-day application window.
Research topics are likely to include:
- The relative impacts of prescribed fire versus wildland fire.
- Types and distribution of fire ignitions and their relationship to fire size and impacts.
- Science supporting the development of fuel treatment performance metrics at landscape scales.
- Graduate research innovation in wildland fire and related sciences.
Final topics and eligibility criteria will be detailed in the formal FOA.
