U.S Wildland Fire Service BLM-National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) Regional Fire Science Exchange Announcement
- Posted
- July 7, 2026
- Closed
- September 17, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $262,000
- Award floor
- $192,000
- Program funding
- $3,996,000
- Expected awards
- 15
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 15.232
- Category
- Environment
- Archives
- October 17, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 15.232 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $3.5M
- FY2026 obligated
- −$65,905
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 87
A negative year is a net de-obligation: downward adjustments to earlier awards exceeded new obligations in that year.
Top recipients: Oregon State University, Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Regents of the University of Idaho, University of Florida
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
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.
Who can apply
- State governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits having 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
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
The official record
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