Opportunity Information: Apply for BLM AK RFA09 0004
Apply for BLM AK RFA09 0004
- The Department of the Interior in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Projected Vegetation and Fire Regime Response to Future Climate Change in Eastern Interior Alaska" 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 May 20, 2009 and posted on May 20, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 4, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $75,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Projected Vegetation and Fire Regime Response to Future Climate Change in Eastern Interior Alaska" is a Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) funding announcement focused on improving long-range understanding of how climate change may reshape wildfire behavior and vegetation patterns in east-central Interior Alaska. The core purpose is to support cooperative, science-based modeling that uses downscaled climate projections to simulate how fire regimes could change over the rest of this century, and how those fire changes could, in turn, drive shifts in vegetation composition and where different vegetation types occur on the landscape. A key motivation behind the project is that this specific region lacks detailed forward-looking projections, so the work is intended to fill a notable planning and research gap.
The work described emphasizes collaboration with CESU (Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units) university research consortiums and centers on scenario-driven modeling rather than field implementation. By pairing downscaled climate scenarios with wildfire and vegetation modeling approaches, the project aims to generate outputs that can be used to anticipate potential future conditions, such as changes in fire frequency, intensity, size, seasonality, and resulting post-fire vegetation trajectories. Because fire and vegetation influence one another in Interior Alaska, the project is framed as an integrated effort: climate affects fuels and ignition conditions, fire alters ecosystems, and vegetation changes feed back into future fire behavior. The intended result is a set of simulation-based projections that land managers can use to better understand plausible future conditions and evaluate management responses under changing climate constraints.
From a land management perspective, the announcement highlights that the simulation results are expected to be broadly useful beyond BLM alone. The deliverables are positioned as decision-support information for multiple state and federal agencies managing large areas of Alaska, where wildfire is both an ecological process and a major operational challenge. By improving projections for a region where current information is limited, the project is meant to strengthen interagency planning related to ecosystem resilience, habitat and vegetation management, fire preparedness, and longer-term adaptation strategies.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates that the agency expects to be substantially involved during the project period (for example, through coordination, data sharing, technical input, or joint planning). The funding activity category is listed under environment, with the CFDA number 15.236 (Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management). The opportunity anticipated a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of $75,000 and an award floor of $18,000. There is no stated cost-sharing or matching requirement, which means applicants were not required to provide non-federal match as a condition of receiving funds.
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity, subject to any clarifications that may have been provided in the full announcement text. The posting and creation date were May 20, 2009, with an original and current closing date of June 4, 2009, and an archive date of September 18, 2009. The announcement directs applicants to grants.gov for full details, and lists Kelly J. Egger (kegger@blm.gov) as the contact for assistance accessing the announcement electronically.
FAQs: Projected Vegetation and Fire Regime Response to Future Climate Change in Eastern Interior Alaska
What is the official title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Projected Vegetation and Fire Regime Response to Future Climate Change in Eastern Interior Alaska."
Which agency is offering this funding opportunity?
This is a Department of the Interior funding announcement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
What is the main purpose of the grant?
The purpose is to improve long-range understanding of how future climate change may reshape wildfire behavior and vegetation patterns in east-central Interior Alaska. The focus is on cooperative, science-based modeling using downscaled climate projections to simulate changes in fire regimes through the rest of this century and the resulting vegetation shifts those fire changes could drive.
What region does the project focus on?
The work is focused on eastern (east-central) Interior Alaska, specifically a region identified as lacking detailed forward-looking projections for vegetation and fire regime changes.
Why is this project needed?
A key motivation described in the announcement is that this region lacks detailed, forward-looking projections. The project is intended to fill a planning and research gap by producing scenario-driven simulation outputs relevant to future fire and vegetation dynamics.
What type of work is emphasized: field implementation or modeling?
The announcement emphasizes scenario-driven modeling rather than field implementation. The core work involves pairing downscaled climate scenarios with wildfire and vegetation modeling approaches to generate simulation-based projections.
What does "scenario-driven modeling" mean in the context of this grant?
In this opportunity, scenario-driven modeling refers to using downscaled climate projections as inputs to simulate plausible future wildfire regimes and vegetation responses under different future climate conditions, with outputs intended to inform planning and decision-making.
What kinds of wildfire changes are expected to be evaluated?
The project aims to generate outputs that can help anticipate potential future changes in fire frequency, intensity, size, and seasonality, along with the resulting post-fire vegetation trajectories.
How are vegetation and wildfire connected in this project?
The project is framed as an integrated effort because fire and vegetation influence one another in Interior Alaska. Climate affects fuels and ignition conditions, fire alters ecosystems, and vegetation changes can feed back into future fire behavior. The modeling is intended to represent these linked dynamics.
What are the intended deliverables or outcomes?
The intended result is a set of simulation-based projections of future fire regimes and vegetation patterns that land managers can use to understand plausible future conditions and evaluate management responses under changing climate constraints.
Who is expected to benefit from the results?
While BLM is the issuing agency, the announcement states the results are expected to be broadly useful beyond BLM. Deliverables are positioned as decision-support information for multiple state and federal agencies managing large areas of Alaska where wildfire is both an ecological process and an operational challenge.
What kinds of management needs could this work support?
The announcement describes the projections as supporting interagency planning related to ecosystem resilience, habitat and vegetation management, fire preparedness, and longer-term adaptation strategies.
Is this opportunity connected to CESU?
Yes. The work described emphasizes collaboration with CESU (Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units) university research consortiums.
What is the funding mechanism for this award?
The announcement describes this as a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
Based on the description provided, a cooperative agreement typically indicates the agency expects to be substantially involved during the project period, such as through coordination, data sharing, technical input, or joint planning.
What is the funding activity category and CFDA number?
The funding activity category is listed under environment. The CFDA number provided is 15.236, labeled as Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management.
How much funding is available?
The estimated total funding amount is $75,000.
Is there an award minimum (award floor)?
Yes. The award floor is listed as $18,000.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated a single award.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is stated. The information provided indicates applicants were not required to provide non-federal match as a condition of receiving funds.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of entity, subject to any clarifications that may have been provided in the full announcement text.
Where could applicants find the full announcement details?
The announcement directs applicants to grants.gov for full details.
What were the key dates for this opportunity?
The posting and creation date were May 20, 2009. The original and current closing date were June 4, 2009. The archive date was September 18, 2009.
Who can be contacted for help accessing the announcement electronically?
The listed contact is Kelly J. Egger at kegger@blm.gov for assistance accessing the announcement electronically.
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