Opportunity Information: Apply for F14AS00324
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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Dendrochronological Feasibility Assessment and Reconstruction of Historic Fire Regimes on Selected Wildlife Refuges in USFWS, Region 2" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.650 Research Grants (Generic).
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 21, 2014 and posted on Jul 21, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 28, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $117,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $117,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Dendrochronological Feasibility Assessment and Reconstruction of Historic Fire Regimes on Selected Wildlife Refuges in USFWS, Region 2" is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) funding effort aimed at strengthening the agency's Fire Management program with better science on historical fire patterns. The core idea is that effective wildfire prevention, fuels management, and prescribed burning depend on understanding both current conditions and the longer-term fire history of specific landscapes. In this case, USFWS is looking to use dendrochronology (tree-ring science, including fire-scar analysis where available) to determine whether selected wildlife refuges in Region 2 can yield reliable fire-history records, then use that information to reconstruct historic fire regimes and inform future management.
The opportunity emphasizes that fire management provides a wide range of public benefits that go beyond suppression. It highlights preparedness and prevention work that reduces wildfire risk and improves response time, and fuels treatments that create fuel breaks, limit wildfire spread, reduce the likelihood of ignition and large damaging fires, and improve firefighter safety by increasing defensible space. It also points to protection of cultural and natural resources, reduced risk to surrounding communities and infrastructure, and public health benefits such as fewer injuries and evacuations and potential improvements to air and water quality and watershed protection. Prescribed fire is described as a proactive tool that can reduce the severity and extent of later wildfires by lowering fuel loads and sometimes functioning as a strategic break in fuels. Ecologically, the announcement notes that many habitats and species depend on periodic fire, including both listed "trust" species and broader "umbrella" species, because fire can maintain open woodland and grassland structure, stimulate native plant regeneration, improve forage quality for grazing, help control insects and disease, and contribute to carbon-related ecosystem processes. The notice also acknowledges a common challenge in wildfire policy: ecological and other nonmarket benefits (like scenery, recreation opportunities, and landscape aesthetics such as increased flowering plant visibility and open vistas) are real but harder to quantify and monetize than direct property losses.
Within that context, the funded project is meant to deliver practical, place-based fire history information using dendrochronology, which can provide annual or near-annual resolution on past fires and climate signals in suitable tree species and settings. The project has three main deliverables: first, assess dendrochronological feasibility and opportunities on selected refuges in USFWS Region 2 (in other words, determine where tree-ring records can realistically answer fire-history questions and what sampling strategies would work). Second, establish priorities among those refuges for dendrochronological work, presumably based on management need, data potential, and expected value for decision-making. Third, complete dendrochronology-based historic fire regime analyses on three refuges, producing reconstructions that can inform adaptive fire management planning, including fuels and prescribed fire strategies.
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement under a discretionary funding program in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category. USFWS anticipated making one award, with total funding of $117,000 (the award ceiling and floor are both listed as $117,000, indicating a single, fixed-size award). No cost share or matching requirement is indicated. Eligible applicants are limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, which fits the research-heavy nature of dendrochronological work and the stated intent to build expertise through university participation. The announcement also signals a workforce-development component, noting that partners and the university would gain professional development from participation and mentioning that a graduate student is proposed, suggesting that training and capacity-building are considered part of the project value.
Finally, the opportunity places a strong emphasis on making results widely available rather than keeping them internal. Expected dissemination routes include peer-reviewed publication(s) and sharing through networks such as the Oak Woodlands and Forests Fire Consortium, which would help translate site-specific reconstructions into broader learning for fire practitioners, researchers, and partners. Administrative details in the source record show it was posted July 21, 2014, with a closing date of July 28, 2014, and it was later archived in July 2015. The listed CFDA program number is 15.650 (Research Grants, Generic), and the grant listing provides a contact for access issues: Michelle Willcox, Grants Specialist (505-248-7486, michellewillcox@fws.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Dendrochronological Feasibility Assessment and Reconstruction of Historic Fire Regimes on Selected Wildlife Refuges in USFWS, Region 2."
Which agency is offering this funding?
The funder is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
What is the main purpose of the project being funded?
The purpose is to strengthen USFWS Fire Management by improving the science base on historical fire patterns. The project focuses on building practical, place-based fire history information that can support wildfire prevention, fuels management, and prescribed burning decisions.
What scientific approach is at the center of this project?
The project centers on dendrochronology (tree-ring science), including fire-scar analysis where available, to determine whether selected refuges can yield reliable fire-history records and then to reconstruct historic fire regimes.
Why does the opportunity emphasize understanding historic fire regimes?
The announcement frames effective fire management as something that depends on both current conditions and longer-term fire history. Historic reconstructions can inform future management by showing patterns in past fire occurrence and, in suitable settings, annual or near-annual signals related to fires and climate.
What region and locations are the focus of this work?
The work targets selected wildlife refuges in USFWS Region 2, with a later phase focused on completing dendrochronology-based historic fire regime analyses on three refuges.
What are the main deliverables expected from the funded project?
The opportunity describes three main deliverables:
- Assess dendrochronological feasibility and opportunities on selected refuges in USFWS Region 2 (including where tree-ring records can answer fire-history questions and what sampling strategies would work).
- Establish priorities among those refuges for dendrochronological work.
- Complete dendrochronology-based historic fire regime analyses on three refuges to inform adaptive fire management planning (including fuels and prescribed fire strategies).
What does "dendrochronological feasibility assessment" mean in this context?
It means evaluating whether the selected refuges have suitable tree species and conditions to produce reliable tree-ring-based fire-history records, and identifying realistic sampling opportunities and strategies for answering management-relevant fire-history questions.
How will the results be used by USFWS fire management?
The expected use is to inform adaptive fire management planning, including fuels treatments and prescribed fire strategies, by grounding decisions in site-specific reconstructions of historic fire regimes.
What kinds of fire management benefits are highlighted in the announcement?
The opportunity highlights that fire management provides public benefits beyond suppression, including:
- Preparedness and prevention that reduce wildfire risk and improve response time
- Fuels treatments that create fuel breaks, limit wildfire spread, reduce ignition likelihood and large damaging fires, and improve firefighter safety through defensible space
- Protection of cultural and natural resources
- Reduced risk to surrounding communities and infrastructure
- Public health benefits such as fewer injuries and evacuations
- Potential improvements to air and water quality and watershed protection
How is prescribed fire described in the opportunity?
Prescribed fire is described as a proactive tool that can reduce the severity and extent of later wildfires by lowering fuel loads and sometimes acting as a strategic break in fuels.
What ecological role of fire is emphasized?
The announcement notes that many habitats and species depend on periodic fire, including listed "trust" species and broader "umbrella" species. Fire is described as supporting open woodland and grassland structure, stimulating native plant regeneration, improving forage quality for grazing, helping control insects and disease, and contributing to carbon-related ecosystem processes.
Does the opportunity discuss challenges in valuing fire-related benefits?
Yes. It notes that ecological and other nonmarket benefits (such as scenery, recreation opportunities, and landscape aesthetics like increased flowering plant visibility and open vistas) are real but harder to quantify and monetize than direct property losses.
What is the award type for this opportunity?
The award is a cooperative agreement.
What funding category is associated with this grant?
The opportunity is listed under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category.
How many awards were anticipated?
USFWS anticipated making one award.
What is the total funding amount available?
The total funding amount is $117,000.
What are the award ceiling and floor?
Both the award ceiling and the award floor are listed as $117,000, indicating a single, fixed-size award.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost share or matching requirement is indicated in the provided information.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
Why are universities specifically targeted as eligible applicants?
The eligibility restriction aligns with the research-intensive nature of dendrochronological work and the stated intent to build expertise through university participation.
Does the opportunity mention workforce development or training?
Yes. The announcement signals a workforce-development component, noting professional development for partners and the university, and mentioning a proposed graduate student, suggesting training and capacity-building are part of the project value.
How are results expected to be shared or disseminated?
The opportunity emphasizes broad availability of results. Expected dissemination routes include peer-reviewed publication(s) and sharing through networks such as the Oak Woodlands and Forests Fire Consortium.
What is the CFDA program number associated with this listing?
The listed CFDA program number is 15.650 (Research Grants, Generic).
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on July 21, 2014, and the closing date was July 28, 2014.
Is this opportunity still active?
No. The source record indicates it was later archived in July 2015.
Who is the listed contact for access issues?
The listing provides the following contact for access issues: Michelle Willcox, Grants Specialist, 505-248-7486, michellewillcox@fws.gov.
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