Requests for Applications (RFAs)

2010 RFAs

Note: JFSP will not review proposals from past-due PIs or Co-PIs. Please refer to the Past-Due and Project Extension Policy.

FY 2010 RFAs
2010-1 September 25, 2009	Closes November 20, 2009
PDF version	There are ten areas of interest in this Announcement for Proposals: Mastication fuel treatments – effectiveness and effects Conifer canopy fuels estimation Public perceptions of smoke management Improved fuels mapping in non-forested ecosystems Organizational learning - prescribed fire escapes Compatibility of fuel treatments and fire management with conservation of threatened and endangered wildlife species Fire weather forecast accuracy Fuel moisture influences on combustion Ethno-ecological fire traditions – understanding and demonstration Re-measurement opportunities – carbon budgets and insect outbreaks
2010-2 September 25, 2009	Closes November 20, 2009
PDF version	Synthesis of existing knowledge The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) is interesting in sponsoring projects that synthesize existing information in a form that is useful to land managers. The goal is to present information on topics of importance to land managers that have a sufficient base of existing knowledge to support a synthesis and management interpretation. Synthesis proposals should identify how the investigators intend to interact with fire and fuels managers to ensure that relevant results are summarized in ways useful to them. JFSP is interested in synthesis proposals on the following topics: Eastern oak restoration Guides to fuels treatment practices
2010-3 September 25, 2009	Closes November 20, 2009
PDF version	New science initiative – fire social sciences. The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) is interested in sponsoring projects that stimulate and support activities that lead to or advance innovative ideas in fire social sciences. JFSP is particularly interested in collaborative projects with international partners, partnerships with scientists and institutions in closely allied fields that have not been heavily involved in fire research (e.g., natural hazards and disaster research), and innovative cross-disciplinary activities to enhance understanding of fire and fuel management policy options. The goal is to push the frontiers of knowledge and understanding and to generate new ideas and concepts. The types of activities appropriate to this task statement are broad, and could include: Articulation of new concepts or frameworks A synthesis of information to generate new hypotheses Field activities involving diverse scientists, policy-makers, managers, and citizens Development of an experimental design to test an innovative hypothesis

Past AFPs

FY 2009 RFAs
2009-4 May 13, 2009	Closed July 10, 2009
PDF version	JFSP Regional Science Delivery and Outreach The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) is soliciting start-up proposals to support regional consortia of fire science providers and managers to enhance fire science delivery and adoption. The JFSP hopes to develop a national network of regional consortia, each operating as a willing and formal association working together to enhance fire science delivery and adoption within a specified geographic region. The intent of the current solicitation is to support initial planning and an assessment of management needs for selected consortia. For consortia funded under this solicitation, the desired outcome is a full proposal for a two-year operating period.
2009-1 September 24, 2008	Closed November 21, 2008
PDF version	There are ten areas of interest in this Announcement for Proposals: Lifecycle fuels treatments – Task 1 Temporal and spatial scaling of fire and aquatic organisms – Task 2 Regional haze – ozone and secondary organic aerosol formation – Task 3 Smoke dispersion from low-intensity fires – Task 4 Trade-off assessments of AMR decisions – Task 5 Fire, insect outbreak, and windstorm effects on fuel profiles and fire behavior – Task 6 Predictive fire severity maps - Task 7 Compatibility of fuel treatments and fire management with conservation of threatened and endangered wildlife species - Task 8 Prevention effectiveness - Task 9 2008 wildfires and wildland fire-use fires – re-measurement opportunities - Task 10
2009-2 September 24, 2008	Closed November 21, 2008
PDF version	1. Synthesis of existing knowledge The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) is interesting in sponsoring projects that synthesize existing information in a form that is useful to land managers. The goal is to present information on topics of importance to land managers that have a sufficient base of existing knowledge to support a synthesis and management interpretation. JFSP is interested in synthesis proposals on the following topics: Extreme fire behavior Fire history and climate change Guides to fuels treatment practices
2009-3 September 24, 2008	Closed November 21, 2008
PDF version	New science initiative – fire ecology. The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) is interested in sponsoring projects that stimulate and support activities that lead to or advance innovative ideas regarding the interactions of fire, vegetation, and fuels in a changing climate. The goal is to push the frontiers of knowledge and generate new ideas and concepts. The types of activities appropriate to this task statement are broad, and could include: Articulation of new concepts A synthesis of information to generate new hypotheses Development of an experimental design to test a new hypothesis A modeling exercise to test a theoretical advance
FY 2008 RFAs
2008-1 October 1, 2007	Closed November 16, 2007
PDF version Word version	There are six areas of interest in this Announcement for Proposals: Lifecycle Fuels – Task 1 Eastern Invasive Non-Native Species – Task 2 Deep Organic Soils – Task 3 2007 Fires – Changing Strategies and Tactics – Task 4 2007 Fires – Re-Measurement Opportunities – Task 5 Smoke and Emissions Models Evaluation – Task 6
FY 2007 AFPs
2007-3 June 2007	Closed July 25, 2007
PDF version Word version	This announcement for proposals (AFP) contains three specific tasks under the broad heading of biomass removal: 1) Biomass estimators, 2) Biomass removal case studies and 3) Economic and financial effects of biomass removal as a fire hazard treatment.
2007-1 October 2006	Closed December 13, 2006
PDF version Word version	There are six task statements within three areas of interest in this Announcement for Proposals. Areas of interest include: 1) Rapid Response, 2) Managers Request and 3) Fire in the Wildland Urban Interface.
2007-2 October 2006	CLOSED
PDF version Word version	There are three task statements in this Announcement for Pre-proposals: 1) Build on or extend results of completed JFSP research, 2) Re-measurement of past study sites or experimental plots and 3) Evaluation and testing of models or modeling systems.
FY 2006 AFPs
2006-1 October 2005	Closed December 14, 2005
PDF version Word version	This Announcement for Proposals includes two Task Statements: 1) Rapid response projects for future wildland fires; and 2) Rapid response projects for past (2005) wildland fires.
2006-2 October 2005	Closed December 14, 2005
PDF version Word version	This Announcement for Proposals includes one (1) Task Statement on Local Needs.
2006-3 October 2005	Closed December 14, 2005
PDF version Word version	This Announcement for Proposals includes four (4) Task Statements: 1) Supporting the needs of wildland fire managers and policy makers in understanding past, current and future natural fire regimes; 2) Supporting the needs of wildland fire managers and policy makers in assessing the cumulative effects of wildand fuels treatments; 3) Developing guidance for maintaining effective fire and non-fire fuels treatments; and 4) Evaluating the effects and effectiveness of post-fire management activities.
2006-4 October 2005	Closed November 14, 2005
PDF version Word version	This Announcement for pre-proposals includes 1 (one) Task Statement for studies that will build on or extend results of completed JSFP research, propose re-measurement of past study sites or experimental plots, or evaluate and test models or modeling systems.
FY 2005 AFPs
2005-1 October 2004	Closed December 15, 2004
PDF version Word version	This Announcement for Proposals includes two task statements: "rapid response" rapid response projects for future wildland fires, and rapid response projects for past (2004) fires. Both task statements focus on the effectiveness of pre and post-fire fuel treatments.
2005-2 October 2004	Closed December 15, 2004
PDF version Word version	This Announcement for Proposals includes one task statement on local needs.
2005-3 October 2004	Closed December 15, 2004
PDF version Word version	This Announcement for Proposals includes one task statement on air quality and two task statements on social science.
2005-4 October 2004	Closed December 15, 2004
PDF version Word version	This Announcement for Proposals includes three task statements on science delivery and application.
FY 2004 AFPs
2004-1 October 2003	Closed December 15, 2004
PDF version Word version	This Announcement for Proposals included two Task Statements: “rapid response” projects for future wildland fires, and rapid response projects for past (2003) fires. Both Task Statements focused on the effectiveness of pre-fire fuel treatments.
2004-2 October 2003	Closed December 15, 2004
PDF version Word version	This Announcement for Proposals includes one Task Statement on Local Research Needs.
2004-3 October 2003	Closed December 15, 2004
PDF version Word version	This Announcement for Proposals includes one Task Statement on “Best Management Practices”.
2004-4 October 2003	Closed December 15, 2004
PDF version Word version	This Announcement for Proposals includes two Task Statements on science delivery and application (formerly technology transfer).
FY 2003 AFPs
2003-1 October 2002	Closed January 6, 2003
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2003-2 October 2002	Closed January 6, 2003
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2003-3 October 2002	Closed January 6, 2003
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2003-4 October 2002	Closed January 6, 2003
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FY 2001 AFPs
2001-1 February 2001	Closed April 23, 2002
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2001-2 February 2001	Closed January 6, 2003
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2001-3 February 2001	Closed January 6, 2003
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FY 2000 AFPs
2000-1 February 2000	Closed April 23, 2001
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2000-2 February 2000	Closed August 15, 2000
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FY 1999 AFPs
1999-1 February 1999	Closed April 23, 1999
FY 1998 AFPs
1998-1 June 1998	Closed July 7, 1998