# Joint Fire Science Program (15.232)

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Joint Fire Science Program is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $29.9 million in 142 grants, about $210,550 per award.

## Objectives

The Joint Fire Science Program encourages interested parties to perform research and studies pertaining to wildland fire and resource management, to enhance decision-making ability of fire, fuels, natural resource, and land managers and others to meet management objectives. This program solicits research and science delivery proposals that respond to its announcements for proposals that seek information on workforce development including Graduate Research Innovation (GRIN), the Fire Science Exchange Network (FSEN), and critical wildland fire and fuels management research needs.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $3.4 million | 22 |
| 2022 | $1.7 million | 6 |
| 2023 | $12.9 million | 70 |
| 2024 | $8.5 million | 29 |
| 2025 | $3.5 million | 19 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon State University | Oregon | $2.1 million |
| Colorado State University | Colorado | $2.0 million |
| Northern Arizona University | Arizona | $1.9 million |
| Regents of the University of Idaho | Idaho | $1.9 million |
| University of Florida | Florida | $1.7 million |
| The Regents of the University of California | California | $1.4 million |
| Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education | Nevada | $1.2 million |
| University of Montana | Montana | $1.2 million |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Alaska | $1.2 million |
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | Colorado | $1.2 million |
| Kansas State University | Kansas | $1.1 million |
| Oklahoma State University | Oklahoma | $983,129 |
| University of Washington | Washington | $981,315 |
| University of New Mexico | New Mexico | $856,819 |
| Boise State University | Idaho | $823,866 |
| The Ohio State University | Ohio | $806,478 |
| University of California Office of the President | California | $659,000 |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $646,433 |
| University of Oregon | Oregon | $520,062 |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | California | $499,900 |

## Open opportunities

- [USDA/USDOI Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/l20as00080-usda-usdoi-joint-fire-science-program-jfsp/), closes not stated