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No. FA-NOFO0027-003 · Bureau of Land Management

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U.S Wildland Fire Service BLM-National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) Regional Fire Science Exchange Announcement

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Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$192,000 – $262,000
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Sep 17, 2026 15 days left
Posted
Jul 7, 2026
Last verified
2 days ago

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

  • Environment
Official description from grants.gov

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.

Who can apply

  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Independent school districts
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
  • State governments
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 15.232 · Joint Fire Science Program

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (15.232), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 0 — —
FY 2025 16 $249,960 $25,000 – $350,021
FY 2024 22 $383,961 $24,804 – $497,894
FY 2023 50 $24,973 $22,461 – $377,191
FY 2022 3 $404,000 $354,000 – $453,268
FY 2021 19 $24,999 $24,629 – $334,764

For comparison, this notice advertises $192,000 – $262,000.

Who wins it Higher education (105), Nonprofit (4), Business (1) of 110 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states CO (14) · CA (11) · ID (10) · AZ (9) · FL (5)
Largest recent awards
  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT $659,000 · FY 2024
  2. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA $643,948 · FY 2024
  3. BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION $524,000 · FY 2025
  4. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY $524,000 · FY 2024
  5. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS $524,000 · FY 2025

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 17, 2026