Opportunity Information: Apply for L11AS00201
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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Climate Investigations Climatic Drivers of Wildland Fire Events and Burn Severity" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.236 Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 28, 2011 and posted on Jul 28, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 18, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $175,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $35,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
- This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit CESU program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) posted a discretionary funding opportunity titled "Climate Investigations Climatic Drivers of Wildland Fire Events and Burn Severity" (Funding Opportunity Number L11AS00201) to support applied research and student training focused on understanding what climate conditions help drive wildland fire occurrence and how severely areas burn. The award is offered as a cooperative agreement under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) program, which is designed to connect agencies with partner organizations to deliver research, technical assistance, and education. In practical terms, the project is framed as a continuing effort that both advances fire-climate science and provides hands-on learning opportunities for students in climate modeling, fire risk prediction, and public land management.
The core purpose is to identify clear linkages between climatic patterns, especially precipitation and temperature, and two key wildfire outcomes: how often fires occur (frequency) and how intensely they burn (severity). The work is targeted to key vegetation communities within two western U.S. regions: the Central Great Basin and the Colorado Plateau Ecoregions. The emphasis is on pinpointing the specific climatic drivers that are most associated with fire events in those landscapes. The announcement provides an example from similar research in southern California chaparral, where the timing of large fires was strongly related to precipitation in April, near the end of that region's wet season. That example signals the kind of relationship the BLM is looking for in the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau: not just broad "warmer and drier" statements, but more precise seasonal or monthly climate indicators that line up with fire timing and burn outcomes.
Another major theme is the practical use of results for management and modeling. The information generated through this project is intended to help federal and state agencies refine regional climate-fire modeling efforts, including work that draws on LANDFIRE datasets. The stated value is improved detail and better community-specific predictive capability, meaning the outputs should be granular enough to support more tailored predictions for particular vegetation types or areas rather than only broad regional averages. In other words, the research is expected to feed into decision-support tools and modeling frameworks that managers use for planning, preparedness, and potentially prioritizing treatments or monitoring.
In terms of funding details, the opportunity anticipated a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of $175,000. The listed award ceiling and floor are both $35,000, which indicates a fixed per-award amount in the announcement even though the total estimate is larger (this can occur when an agency expects a sequence of awards or phases under a continuing project structure). There was no cost sharing or matching requirement. It was categorized under Natural Resources, and associated with CFDA 15.236, "Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management." The opportunity was posted July 28, 2011, with an original and current closing date of August 18, 2011, and an archive date of September 30, 2011.
Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity as allowed by the announcement, with the important caveat that it was issued under the CESU framework. CESU opportunities often involve collaboration expectations and alignment with CESU network processes, so applicants typically need to be prepared for close coordination with the agency during project execution, consistent with the cooperative agreement instrument. For access or administrative questions, the listed grants management contact was Maria Gochis (801-539-4178, mariagochis@blm.gov), and the announcement pointed applicants to Grants.gov for the full posting and application materials.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Climate Investigations - Climatic Drivers of Wildland Fire Events and Burn Severity."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L11AS00201.
Which agency is offering this grant?
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) posted this discretionary funding opportunity.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project is intended to support applied research and student training focused on identifying clear linkages between climate conditions and two wildfire outcomes: (1) how often wildland fires occur (frequency) and (2) how severely areas burn (severity).
What specific climate factors are emphasized in the announcement?
The announcement emphasizes climatic patterns, especially precipitation and temperature, and how those variables relate to wildfire occurrence and burn severity.
Is BLM looking for broad climate statements or more specific indicators?
BLM is looking for more precise seasonal or monthly climate indicators that align with fire timing and burn outcomes, rather than general statements such as "warmer and drier." An example provided from similar chaparral research highlights a strong relationship between the timing of large fires and precipitation in April (near the end of the wet season) in southern California, illustrating the kind of targeted climate-fire linkage BLM wants identified for the focus regions.
What wildfire outcomes does the research need to address?
The work is framed around two key outcomes: fire frequency (how often fires occur) and burn severity (how intensely areas burn).
What geographic areas are targeted?
The work is targeted to key vegetation communities within two western U.S. regions: the Central Great Basin and the Colorado Plateau Ecoregions.
Does the opportunity specify the vegetation focus?
Yes. The project is aimed at key vegetation communities within the Central Great Basin and Colorado Plateau Ecoregions, with an emphasis on improving community-specific predictive capability.
What kind of outputs or uses does BLM expect from the results?
The information generated is intended to help federal and state agencies refine regional climate-fire modeling efforts, including work that draws on LANDFIRE datasets. The stated intent is improved detail and better community-specific predictive capability so outputs can support more tailored predictions for particular vegetation types or areas (not only broad regional averages). The results are expected to feed into decision-support tools and modeling frameworks used for planning and preparedness.
Is this a grant or a cooperative agreement?
The award is offered as a cooperative agreement.
What program framework is this opportunity issued under?
This opportunity is issued under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) program, which is designed to connect agencies with partner organizations to deliver research, technical assistance, and education.
What does the CESU/cooperative agreement approach imply for project work?
Based on the description, the CESU framework and cooperative agreement instrument imply close coordination and collaboration with the agency during project execution, consistent with CESU network processes and the cooperative nature of the award.
Is student training part of the project scope?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly supports student training and hands-on learning opportunities, including areas such as climate modeling, fire risk prediction, and public land management.
How many awards did BLM anticipate making?
The opportunity anticipated a single award.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount listed in the announcement is $175,000.
What are the award floor and award ceiling?
The listed award ceiling and award floor are both $35,000.
How can the estimated total funding be larger than the listed floor and ceiling?
The announcement notes that this situation can occur when an agency expects a sequence of awards or phases under a continuing project structure, even when a specific per-award amount is fixed in the posting.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What is the CFDA number and program name associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 15.236, "Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management."
What funding category is this opportunity listed under?
It was categorized under Natural Resources.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on July 28, 2011.
What was the closing date?
The original and current closing date listed was August 18, 2011.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date listed was September 30, 2011.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity as allowed by the announcement, with the important caveat that it was issued under the CESU framework.
Where can applicants find the full posting and application materials?
The announcement directed applicants to Grants.gov for the full posting and application materials.
Who is the grants management contact for questions?
The listed grants management contact is Maria Gochis. Phone: 801-539-4178. Email: mariagochis@blm.gov.
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