Opportunity Information: Apply for 2013
Apply for 2013
- The Bureau of Land Management in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) FY 13" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.232 Wildland Fire Research and Studies Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 28, 2012 and posted on Jun 28, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) FY 13 notice is a Notice of Intent and pre-announcement designed to alert potential applicants to a forthcoming Funding Opportunity Notice (FON) focused on wildland fire science. Released by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, this posting functions less like a traditional open grant competition and more like an early heads-up that the program is planning to solicit research proposals in the fall cycle for fiscal year 2013. In other words, it is meant to help researchers, practitioners, universities, nonprofits, private entities, and other interested organizations anticipate the themes the program expects to fund, begin forming partnerships, and prepare competitive project concepts before the formal solicitation is published.
Administratively, the opportunity is listed as discretionary funding, using an "Other" funding instrument type, and it is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development. The associated CFDA number is 15.232, Wildland Fire Research and Studies Program, which signals that the work is tied to research and applied studies that support wildland fire management. The eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to any type of applicant unless additional constraints are later clarified in the full text of the eventual FON. The posting also states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which generally reduces barriers for applicants that might otherwise struggle to provide non-federal match.
Several numeric fields in the listing (such as expected awards, total funding, award ceiling, and award floor) are shown as zero. In a Notice of Intent, that typically indicates that the agency is not yet committing to specific funding amounts or award counts at this stage and will provide those details in the formal announcement when it is released. The key dates reflect that the notice was posted and created on June 28, 2012, with an original and current closing date of August 31, 2012, and an archive date of September 30, 2012. Those dates align with the idea that this is a time-limited pre-notice window rather than the full proposal deadline for an award competition.
The core purpose of the notice is to communicate "potential topics" expected to appear in the upcoming fall JFSP FON for FY 13. While the summary provided here does not list the topics themselves, JFSP solicitations generally emphasize actionable research that can be used by land and fire managers, including studies on fire behavior and effects, fuels treatments, smoke and air quality impacts, risk assessment, decision support tools, post-fire recovery, and strategies that improve the effectiveness and safety of suppression and mitigation efforts. The inclusion of "potential topics" suggests the program intended to guide the community toward priority research questions and encourage early coordination, especially for interdisciplinary work that may involve multiple institutions or management partners.
For access and logistics, the notice directs applicants to Grants.gov for the additional information link, which is where the full announcement materials would typically be posted once available. It also provides a practical support route: anyone having difficulty accessing the announcement electronically is instructed to contact the JFSP Program Office (general contact). Overall, this posting is best understood as an early planning signal from BLM and JFSP that a research-focused funding opportunity is coming, with broad eligibility, no matching requirement, and a focus on wildland fire science topics to be specified more fully in the subsequent formal FON.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this JFSP FY 13 posting?
This is a Notice of Intent and pre-announcement from the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP). It is designed to alert potential applicants that a formal Funding Opportunity Notice (FON) focused on wildland fire science is expected to be released later (described as the fall cycle for fiscal year 2013).
2) Is this an open grant competition I can apply to right now?
No. Based on the description provided, this posting functions as an early heads-up rather than a traditional open solicitation. The actual proposal instructions, requirements, and submission process are expected to appear in the forthcoming formal FON.
3) Who is releasing this opportunity?
The notice is released by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), associated with the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP).
4) What is the main purpose of this Notice of Intent?
The purpose is to help researchers and other interested organizations anticipate the likely funding themes, begin forming partnerships, and prepare project concepts ahead of the formal solicitation.
5) What kinds of projects is JFSP expecting to fund under the upcoming FON?
The notice states it is communicating "potential topics" expected to appear in the upcoming fall JFSP FON for FY 13. While the specific topics are not listed in the summary provided here, JFSP solicitations generally emphasize actionable wildland fire science that can be used by land and fire managers. Examples commonly associated with JFSP include research on fire behavior and effects, fuels treatments, smoke and air quality impacts, risk assessment, decision support tools, post-fire recovery, and strategies that improve the effectiveness and safety of suppression and mitigation.
6) What funding category does this opportunity fall under?
The listing is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development.
7) What type of funding is it (discretionary vs. mandatory)?
It is listed as discretionary funding.
8) What is the funding instrument type?
The funding instrument type is shown as "Other" in the listing.
9) What CFDA number is associated with this program?
The associated CFDA number is 15.232, Wildland Fire Research and Studies Program.
10) What does the CFDA 15.232 designation imply about the work?
It signals that the work is tied to wildland fire research and applied studies that support wildland fire management.
11) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted. That generally means it is broadly open to many types of applicants (for example, researchers, practitioners, universities, nonprofits, private entities, and other interested organizations), unless the later formal FON adds more specific constraints.
12) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The posting states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
13) The award amounts and number of awards show as zero. Does that mean there is no funding?
Not necessarily. In a Notice of Intent, zeros in fields like expected awards, total funding, award ceiling, and award floor typically indicate the agency is not committing to specific numbers at this stage and expects to provide those details in the formal FON when it is released.
14) Where will the full announcement and application details be posted?
The notice directs applicants to Grants.gov via the additional information link. That is where the full announcement materials would typically be posted once available.
15) What are the key dates listed for this notice?
The notice was posted/created on June 28, 2012. The original and current closing date is August 31, 2012. The archive date is September 30, 2012.
16) Are the August 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012 dates the deadline to submit a full proposal for funding?
Based on the description provided, those dates align with a time-limited pre-notice window rather than a full proposal deadline. The actual proposal due dates would be expected to appear in the formal FON.
17) What should potential applicants do during this pre-announcement period?
The notice is intended to help potential applicants plan ahead: track the forthcoming FON, start shaping project concepts around the expected themes, and begin coordinating partnerships (especially for interdisciplinary efforts that may involve multiple institutions or management partners).
18) What if someone cannot access the announcement electronically?
The notice provides a support route: anyone having difficulty accessing the announcement electronically is instructed to contact the JFSP Program Office (general contact).
19) What makes this posting different from a typical grant posting?
It is described as a pre-announcement and Notice of Intent, meaning it is primarily a planning signal rather than a complete solicitation. Important items that are often present in a full funding announcement (final topics, funding levels, award counts, and proposal instructions) are expected to be provided later in the formal FON.
20) What is the overall takeaway from this notice?
This posting should be read as an early planning signal from BLM and JFSP that a research-focused wildland fire science funding opportunity is coming, with broad eligibility, no matching requirement, and specific priority topics to be specified more fully in the subsequent formal FON.
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