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BLM Joint Fire Science Program: Wildfire Regime and Smoke Impact Research Solicitation

This opportunity is a research solicitation from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP): - Government Buyer: - Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - U.S. Wildland Fire Service - National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named in the solicitation - Products/Services Requested: - Research services focused on two main areas: - Understanding drivers and consequences of changing wildfire regimes - Improve models, datasets, and tools for forecasting fire regimes - Explore future fire scenarios and develop monitoring protocols - Studying smoke impacts from prescribed fire and wildfire - Empirical, observational, and simulation studies on smoke emissions - Evaluate methodologies for tracking and predicting emissions - Assess air quality and public health impacts - Notable Requirements: - Proposals must address all specified research needs within each topic area - Collaboration with fire and land managers is required - Only nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) entities) are eligible - No cost sharing or matching is required - Total program funding is $4,000,000, with individual awards expected between $300,000 and $500,000

Description

The U.S. Wildland Fire Service Joint Fire Science Program is soliciting proposals in two topic areas: drivers of changing wildfire regimes and consequences for wildfire risk factors, and smoke impacts from prescribed fire and wildfire. The program aims to increase understanding of wildfire regime changes to inform management and monitoring plans, and to better understand smoke emissions to optimize prescribed fire programs while minimizing air quality impacts. Research includes improving models and tools, exploring future fire scenarios, devising monitoring protocols, and evaluating methodologies for tracking emissions. The total program funding is $4,000,000 with expected awards ranging from $300,000 to $500,000.

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