Joint Fire Science Program
CFDA 15.232 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$30.0M
Awards
157
Recipients
61
States
32
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16.7M | 97 | |
| 2025 | $10.5M | 46 | -36.8% |
| 2026 | $2.8M | 14 | -73.3% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 | |
| $0 | 0 |
Top 50 Awards under CFDA 15.232
Largest individual obligations for Joint Fire Science Program.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_L24AC00140_014 IN THE LAST DECADE IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY CLEAR THAT CALIFORNIA SIMULTANEOUSLY SUFFERS FROM TOO MUCH FIRE AND NOT ENOUGH. FIRE MANAGEMENT POLICIES HAVE CREATED VULNERABLE LAND… | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-12 | 2024 | $659,000 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00144_014 OBJECTIVES: SFE WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE END-USERS ACROSS A RANGE OF EFFORT INVESTMENT AND ENGAGEMENT. WE WILL BUILD ON OVER A DECADE OF SUCCESS TO: (1) SHARE INFORMATION AND BUILD… | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Florida | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | FL-03 | 2024 | $643,948 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00392_014 OUR FY 2023 OBJECTIVES ARE DESIGNED TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS SEVERAL MANAGEMENT-ARTICULATED NEEDS FOR INFORMATION ON FUELS TREATMENT GUIDANCE, POST-FIRE RESTORATION USING NATIVE SPECIE… | BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NV-01 | 2024 | $606,000 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00383_014 ID THE ALASKA FIRE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM MEETING THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF WILDFIRE MANAGERS IN ALASKA JFSP 20-3-01-1 | UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS Alaska | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AK-00 | 2024 | $606,000 |
ASST_NON_L19AC00169_014 ID GREAT PLAINS FIRE SCIENCE EXCHANGE | KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Kansas | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | KS-01 | 2024 | $604,000 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00141_014 PROBLEM STATEMENT. DECISION MAKERS OFTEN MUST FACE DIFFICULT CHOICES AND CHOOSE AMONG SEVERALPRIORITIES WHEN MAKING POLICY AND PRACTICE DECISION ABOUT WILDLAND FIRE. DECISION MAKI… | KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Kansas | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | KS-01 | 2024 | $524,000 |
ASST_NON_L25AC00231_014 .THE NORTHWESTERN U.S. HAS MANY DIFFERENT LANDSCAPES WITH DISTINCT FIRE RISKS, AND THUS
DISTINCT FIRE SCIENCE NEEDS. EXTREME WILDFIRE EVENTS AND SHIFTING FIRE REGIMES FURTHER
IN… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-04 | 2025 | $524,000 |
ASST_NON_L25AC00232_014 OUR OVERARCHING OBJECTIVE IS TO ENSURE THAT LAND MANAGERS, PRACTICIONERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS ARE AWARE
OF, CAN ACCESS, AND KNOW HOW TO UTILIZE IMPORTANT RESEARCH FINDINGS AND TOOLS… | BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NV-02 | 2025 | $524,000 |
ASST_NON_L25AC00234_014 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE TO ACCELERATE THE AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, AND ADOPTION OF WILDLAND FIRE
SCIENCE INFORMATION BY FEDERAL, TRIBAL, STATE, LOCAL AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS IN A… | UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS Alaska | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AK-00 | 2025 | $524,000 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00183_014 THE OVERARCHING PURPOSE OF THE NWFSC IS TO FOSTER SCIENTIST-MANAGER COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATIONTHAT INTEGRATES RELEVANT SCIENCE INTO FIRE AND FUELS MANAGEMENT. WE SEEK MEASURA… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-04 | 2025 | $523,997 |
ASST_NON_L25AC00233_014 THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF NRFSN IS TO FACILITATE KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AMONG MANAGERS
AND SCIENTISTS IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES BY SYNTHESIZING SCIENCE AND ENHANCING SCIENCE APPLICATION… | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Idaho | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | ID-01 | 2025 | $523,941 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00178_014 OUTCOMES FOCUSED ON INCREASING AWARENESS OF AND ACCESS TO RELEVANT SCIENCE WILL BE ACCOMPLISHEDTHROUGH OUR WEB PRESENCE AND ONLINE PRODUCTS AS WELL AS THROUGH FACT SHEETS, BRIEFIN… | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Idaho | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | ID-01 | 2024 | $517,890 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00402_014 <P>OBJECTIVES: SFE USES FEEDBACK FROM SURVEYS AND OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM TO STRUCTURE FIRE SCIENCE PROGRAMS THAT… | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Florida | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | FL-01 | 2026 | $502,536 |
ASST_NON_L17AC00234_014 CA CESU EXPERIMENTAL MESOSCALE FORECAST PRODUCTS FOR FIRE WEATHER | NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | RENO, NV-02 | 2024 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00084_014 PROBLEM STATEMENTAS WILDFIRE FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY INCREASE GLOBALLY, SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL RECOVERY FROM THESE EVENTS IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY COSTLY AND COMPLEX. MANY NORTH AME… | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-01 | 2025 | $499,990 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00317_014 WHILE DRINKING WATER DISINFECTION IS CRITICAL TO PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, THE PRECURSORS OF TOXIC AND UNREGULATEDNITROGENOUS DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS (N-DBPS) APPEAR TO PROLIFERAT… | CLEMSON UNIVERSITY South Carolina | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NC-01 | 2024 | $499,971 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00327_014 THEPURPOSEOFTHEPROPOSEDRESEARCHISTOHELPADVANCEINDUSTRYKNOWLEDGEANDUNDERSTANDINGOFHOLISTICPARCEL-,NEIGHBORHOOD-ANDCOMMUNITY-LEVELWILDFIRERISKTOBETTERINFORMMITIGATIONPLANNING,POLICI… | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-24 | 2024 | $499,900 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00381_014 THE PROJECT WILL FILL CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE GAPS FOR IMPLEMENTING LANDSCAPE FUEL REDUCTION TREATMENTS IN GRASSLANDS. THIS PROJECT HAS FOUR OBJECTIVES. FIRST, WE WILL MEASURE GRASSLAN… | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-02 | 2024 | $499,865 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00386_014 OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES, THE AREA BURNED IN WILDFIRES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES HAS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED, LEADING TO UNDESIRABLE SHIFTS IN ECOSYSTEM CONDITION, HEALTH AND SAF… | COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-02 | 2026 | $499,850 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00325_014 OUR COLORADO-BASED RESEARCH TEAM HAS STRONG TIES TO THE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES AND ASSEMBLED IN THE WEEKS FOLLOWING THE MARSHALL FIRE TO COLLECT LONGITUDINAL MIXED-METHODS DATA ON D… | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-01 | 2024 | $499,671 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00314_014 THE EFFECT OF PRESCRIBED FIRE ON STREAMFLOW GENERATION AND WATER QUALITY IN THE HEADWATER REGION OF THE DOWNSTREAM KLAMATH RIVER CA IS POORLY UNDERSTOOD. NONETHELESS FIRE CAN BE P… | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA North Dakota | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | ND-00 | 2024 | $499,598 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00384_014 THREE CHALLENGES HINDER WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT A LEGACY OF FOREST FUEL ACCUMULATION, EXPANSION OF THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE WUI, AND A CHANGING CLIMATE SCHOENNAGEL ET AL. 2017. AM… | CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE, INC. Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-04 | 2025 | $498,970 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00083_014 THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS MADE AND ENTERED INTO BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM), JOINT FIRE SCIENCE PROGRAM (JFSP), AND REGENTS OF THE OREGO… | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Oregon | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OR-01 | 2025 | $498,641 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10258_014 CESU PRIMARY: ENGINEERING FIRE-RESILIENT FORESTS: UNDERSTANDING THE POTENTIAL FOR ASPEN TO REDUCE WILDFIRE HAZARD 21-2-02-29 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-02 | 2024 | $495,384 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00430_014 ID ASSESSING FUEL BREAKS USING AN EMPIRICAL SPATIAL FIRE PLANNING MODEL IN THE CONTEXT OF SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS JFSP 20-2-01-12 | COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | FORT COLLINS, CO-02 | 2025 | $493,097 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00319_014 SURFACE WATERS IN RESERVOIRS CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT WATER SOURCE FOR THE RAPIDLY GROWING POPULATION IN THE CROSS TIMBERS ECOREGION. THESE RESERVOIRS ARE OFTEN SURROUNDED BY GRAS… | OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Oklahoma | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OK-01 | 2024 | $492,780 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10247_014 MOST MODELING EFFORTS OF HUMAN IGNITION OCCURRENCE HAVE APPLIED TRADITIONAL STATISTICAL
APPROACHES INCLUDING LOGISTICAL REGRESSION AND GENERALIZED ADDITIVE MODELS [19], [22]?[24].… | BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY Idaho | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | ID-02 | 2024 | $492,102 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00382_014 1. PROBLEM STATEMENT
THE LIFESPAN OF FUEL TREATMENTS IS CONSTRAINED BY VEGETATION RECRUITMENT AND GROWTH AND RESULTANT FUEL ACCUMULATION (STEPHENS ET AL. 2012), BUT IT ALSO IS AFF… | TRUSTEES OF CLARK UNIVERSITY Massachusetts | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | MA-01 | 2026 | $490,567 |
ASST_NON_L25AC00257_014 OUR OBJECTIVES ARE TO 1) DETERMINE TEMPORALLY EXPLICIT IMPACTS OF COGONGRASS, WOODY PLANTS AND VINES, AND THEIR INTERACTION ON FIRE BEHAVIOR, 2) DEVELOP NEW FUEL MODELS THAT INCOR… | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Florida | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | FL-03 | 2025 | $488,155 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00326_014 PRIMARY 24-2-06-3 OPTIMIZING WUI FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT FROM HAZARD ANALYSIS TO DAMAGE EVALUATION | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-01 | 2024 | $487,594 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00315_014 THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ADDRESS WATER MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES RESULTING FROM FIRE EXCLUSION IN WESTERN US CONIFER FORESTS AND INTERACTIONS WITH CLIMATE CHANGE. PRESCRIBED FIRE USAGE FO… | UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO New Mexico | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NM-01 | 2024 | $484,890 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00320_014 THE PROPOSED STUDY WILL ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MECHANISMS THROUGH WHICH WILDFIRE AFFECTS C CYCLING INBOREAL FOREST ECOSYSTEMS WITH DEEP ORGANIC SOILS. THIS PROJECT IS AP… | NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AZ-01 | 2024 | $476,332 |
ASST_NON_L19AC00152_014 ID SOUTHERN ROCKIES FIRE SCIENCE NETWORK | COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-90 | 2024 | $453,147 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10266_014 LAKE STATES FIRE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM 21-3-01-4 | OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE Ohio | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OH-90 | 2024 | $440,272 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00030_014 ID EVALUATING FUEL TREATMENT EFFICACY IN REDUCING RISK OF HIGH-SEVERITY FIRE AND DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS JFSP 19-2-02-6 | UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Utah | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | UT-01 | 2025 | $439,047 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00375_014 THIS PROJECT EXAMINES WHETHER MANAGED WILDFIRES CAN SUCCESSFULLY MEET BOTH ECOLOGICAL GOALS AND DAYTODAY OPERATIONAL NEEDS. THE STUDY FOCUSES ON WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM RECENT WILD… | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-12 | 2026 | $429,216 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00417_014 OBJECTIVES. WE PROPOSE TO COMPARE FIRE, ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC METRICS AND OUTCOMES OF FOURCOMMONLY UTILIZED METHODS OF CREATING A FUEL BREAK: BROWN STRIPS COMPLETE REMOVAL OF V… | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Idaho | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | ID-01 | 2024 | $409,298 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00187_014 1. PROBLEM STATEMENT. POLICY AND PRACTICE DECISIONS ABOUT WILDLAND FIRE REQUIRE THE USE OF THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE. DECISION MAKERS ARE OFTEN UNABLE TO ACCESS THE FIRE SCIENCE… | KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Kansas | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | KS-01 | 2026 | $404,000 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00437_014 ID EVALUATING RECENTLY BURNED AREAS AS FUEL BREAKS IN THE RAPIDLY WARMING BOREAL FOREST OF INTERIOR ALASKA JFSP 20-2-01-13 | UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS Alaska | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AK-00 | 2024 | $399,143 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00029_014 ID INTEGRATING POST-WILDFIRE DEBRIS-FLOW AND FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTS AND VALUE CHANGE METRICS WITH QWRA JFSP PROJECT 19-2-02-9 | UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AZ-03 | 2025 | $396,220 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10417_014 TALLGRASS PRAIRIE AND OAK SAVANNA FIRE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM 21-3-01-2 | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM Wisconsin | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | WI-02 | 2025 | $384,268 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00145_014 T NATURAL RESOURCE AND WILDLAND FIRE MANAGERS ACROSS OWNERSHIPS AND JURISDICTIONS IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES REGION ARE CONFRONTED WITH A MYRIAD OF CHALLENGES, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIM… | COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-02 | 2024 | $384,000 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00142_014 EFFECTIVE WILDLAND FIRE POLICY AND PRACTICE REQUIRE USE OF THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE, BUT SEVERAL BARRIERS IMPEDE THIS GOAL. THIS ISSUE IS PARTICULARLY ACUTE IN THE LAKE STATES R… | OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE Ohio | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | OH-03 | 2024 | $383,922 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00146_014 1. INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE APPLICATION OF ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT (AM) AND DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE OF MONITORING. 2. SUPPORT ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH FIRE MANAGEMENT.… | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM Wisconsin | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | WI-01 | 2024 | $382,404 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00316_014 AS A LONG TERM PROJECT TWO PAIRED WATERSHED IN NORTHER DURHAM COUNTY OF NORTH CAROLINA ARE PART OF THE MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY FOR THE CITY OF DURHAM NC | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY North Carolina | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NC-01 | 2024 | $373,619 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00082_014 WE HAVE ORGANIZED OUR WORK AROUND SIX OBJECTIVES. FIRST, WE PLAN TO USE A NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO FORM RELATIONSHIPS WITH CASE STUDY INFORMANTS SPANNING THESE HUMAN COMMUNITIES, TO UN… | NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AZ-01 | 2025 | $370,556 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00086_014 <P><SPAN>OBJECTIVES</SPAN><SPAN>:</SPAN><SPAN>1) USE A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT INCLUDES KEY MANAGERS FROM THE FOREST SERVICE AND NON</SPAN><SPAN>-</SPAN><SPAN>GOVERNMENTAL ORGA… | UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO New Mexico | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NM-01 | 2025 | $360,188 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00385_014 1.PROBLEM STATEMENTMANAGING POST-FIRE HAZARDS SUCH AS DEBRIS FLOWS AND FLOODING NECESSITATES PLANNING AND RESPONSE ACROSS A PATCHWORK OF JURISDICTIONS HOWEVER, GUIDANCE ON HOW TO… | NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY Arizona | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AZ-02 | 2024 | $348,519 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00081_014 THIS RESEARCH WILL PROVIDE HELP COMPILE, ANALYZE AND SYNTHESIZE INFORMATION SURROUNDING WILDFIRE RECOVERY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF RECOVERY PLANNING OR MOB… | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Idaho | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | ID-01 | 2025 | $347,304 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00028_014 ID CALIFORNIA FUEL BREAK SYSTEMS CONTRASTING METRICS AND EVALUATIVE CRITERIA FOR NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JFSP 19-2-01-1 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | BERKELEY, CA-12 | 2024 | $340,775 |
Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | $4.1M | 19 |
| Oregon | $3.1M | 8 |
| California | $2.9M | 16 |
| Idaho | $2.9M | 21 |
| Arizona | $2.4M | 15 |
| Florida | $2.1M | 9 |
| Nevada | $1.6M | 3 |
| Kansas | $1.5M | 3 |
| Alaska | $1.5M | 3 |
| New Mexico | $1.1M | 5 |
| North Carolina | $946K | 5 |
| Hawaii | $869K | 3 |
| Ohio | $842K | 3 |
| Wisconsin | $842K | 5 |
| Utah | $511K | 4 |
| North Dakota | $500K | 1 |
| Oklahoma | $493K | 1 |
| Massachusetts | $491K | 1 |
| Montana | $399K | 7 |
| Texas | $232K | 2 |
| Washington | $145K | 6 |
| Alabama | $84K | 4 |
| New York | $56K | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | $44K | 2 |
| Illinois | $42K | 2 |
| Mississippi | $36K | 2 |
| Connecticut | $25K | 1 |
| Maryland | $25K | 1 |
| Virginia | $25K | 1 |
| Tennessee | $25K | 1 |
| Maine | $24K | 1 |
| South Carolina | $20K | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
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