Dear Colleagues,
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is now accepting proposals for its Forest Health Research Program, which funds scientific research aimed at enhancing forest health and wildland fire resilience in California. Research proposals should address one or more of the following priority topics, which focus on California's ecosystems and their management:
- Recovery, restoration, regeneration, and reforestation strategies following wildfires and other disturbances in a changing climate.
- Effectiveness of current and alternative management strategies to reduce wildfire impacts and improve hydrologic functions, air quality, biodiversity, and more.
- Ecological monitoring to assess the impacts, effectiveness, and benefits of vegetation treatments.
- Community resilience to wildfires and other ecological disturbances under current and future climate conditions.
- Research centering Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and tribal forest and fire management practices.
- Utilization of forest residues from fuel reduction and forest health treatments.
- Improved prediction of wildland fire behavior, spread, and impacts, especially under extreme weather conditions.
- Cost-benefit analysis for forest restoration, fuel treatments, and wildfire mitigation strategies.
Research Project Categories and Funding:
- Wildfire and Forest Research (General): 2 expected awards; maximum amount of $750,000.
- Demonstration State Forests Research: 1 expected award; maximum amount of $750,000.
- Graduate Student Research: 5 expected awards; maximum amount of $100,000.
- Science Synthesis and Tool Development: 1 expected award; maximum amount of $750,000.
- Special Topics Research: 1 expected award; maximum amount of $500,000.
For more information, please visit the sponsor's website at https://www.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/grants/forest-health-research-program
Concept Proposals Due: 3 p.m. November 14, 2024
Full Proposals Due: 3 p.m. March 14, 2025 (by Invite Only)
Thank you,
Kendra Rose, Associate Director, Proposal Development Services (OCG)