Joint Fire Science Program (15.232)
Joint Fire Science Program (Assistance Listing 15.232) is run by the Bureau of Land Management, part of the Department of the Interior. It awarded $29.9 million in 142 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $210,550 per award on average. 1 funding opportunity is open or forecast now.
The typical award was $78,620. Half of the 142 awards fell between $24,941 and $423,149, and they ranged from $10,000 to $659,000.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$29.9 million
- Grant awards142
- Typical award$78,620
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.5 million
- Size rank1185 of 1824
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements (discretionary grants)
Key findings
- Annual funding was roughly flat, $3.4 million in fiscal 2021 and $3.5 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1185th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 79% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 32 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open opportunities
Rules from the program listing
What the money can and cannot pay for
Funds may be used for approved projects that address wildland fire management needs of federal and local government land managers.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
For the Joint Fire Science Program awards range from $25,000 to $600,000. Average amounts are $500,000 or less for research projects and $25,000 or less for Graduate Research Innovation (GRIN) projects.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: In FY25 Joint Fire Science Program focused on Graduate Research Innovation (GRIN), the Fire Science Exchange Network (FSEN) and science topics related to accelerating science in fire-prone ecosystems, effective fire communication and outreach, cultural burning and wildfire resilience and risk, Invasive plants and fire regimes, and wildland fire impacts, mitigations, responses and recovery.Fiscal Year2026: Treating the Burn: How do post fire-fuel treatments affect landscape patterns of reburn severity? Evaluation and validation of seven operational fire potential decision-support tools with observations and forecasts. Inventory and Evaluation of Fire Potential Forecast Products Across Scales for Decision Support Southern Rockies Fire Science Network Southern Fire Exchange: Putting Fire Science on the Ground
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Joint Fire Science Program (15.232) awarded$29.9 million across 142 grant awards, an average of $210,550 per award.
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 96% of the money, nonprofits 2.2% and businesses 1.0%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 134 | $28.6 million | 96% |
| Nonprofits | 4 | $652,012 | 2.2% |
| Other | 3 | $358,674 | 1.2% |
| Businesses | 1 | $303,976 | 1.0% |
By state
12 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 20 | $3.7 million |
| Oregon | 8 | $3.1 million |
| California | 14 | $3.0 million |
| Idaho | 12 | $2.7 million |
| Florida | 7 | $2.0 million |
| Arizona | 13 | $2.0 million |
| Nevada | 4 | $1.4 million |
| Montana | 8 | $1.2 million |
| Alaska | 3 | $1.2 million |
| Kansas | 3 | $1.1 million |
| New Mexico | 5 | $1.1 million |
| Washington | 8 | $1.0 million |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $983,129 |
| Ohio | 3 | $806,478 |
| Hawaii | 3 | $663,088 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | $646,433 |
| Texas | 2 | $630,890 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $499,598 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $490,567 |
| South Carolina | 1 | $474,837 |
| North Carolina | 3 | $399,739 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $334,775 |
| Alabama | 4 | $84,433 |
| New York | 1 | $55,909 |
| Utah | 2 | $27,917 |
| Maryland | 1 | $25,000 |
| Virginia | 1 | $25,000 |
| Connecticut | 1 | $24,998 |
| Illinois | 1 | $24,997 |
| Tennessee | 1 | $24,710 |
| Maine | 1 | $24,030 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $3,944 |