Wildland Fire Service BLM-National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP)Fire Leaders And Managers, Emerging Scientists (FLAMES)

Overview

• Type

  Grant

• Title

  Wildland Fire Service BLM-National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP)Fire Leaders And Managers, Emerging Scientists (FLAMES)

• Source

  US Department of Interior

• Federal or State

  Federal

• Total Amount

  $500,000

• Number of Awards

  12

• Award Range

  $5,000 - $40,000

• Cost Share

  No

• Status

  Active

Topics

Climate

Environmental Justice

Resilience

Eligibility

• Audience

  Education, Individuals, Nonprofits

• Sector

  Climate, Environmental Justice, Resilience

• Eligibility

  Eligible Entities

  • Current master and doctoral students enrolled at colleges or universities within the US in the field of wildland fire and related physical, biological, and social sciences.

  Eligible Activities

  Successful applicants will be expected to meet the following program requirements:
  1. Complete a research project that supplements the student’s current thesis or dissertation research plan.
  2. Gain practical experience and exposure to wildland fire practitioners, through participation in prescribed fire, wildfire, or other activity related to fire management (management activities relevant to the student’s area of expertise).
  3. Attend regularly scheduled JFSP-organized virtual meetings designed to build a student cohort, share information, and introduce students to training and engagement opportunities.
  4. Participate in at least one in-person event to exchange science with practitioners (i.e., workshop, training, field tour) and develop at least one management-relevant product (e.g., webinar, factsheet) that describes the management relevance of their research.

• Location

  National

Application Process

• Application Link

  Apply Now

• Pre-Application?

  No

• Requirements

  Applicants must propose a new, unfunded wildland fire research project relevant to JFSP goals, attend virtual meetings, participate in at least one in-person event, and develop a management-relevant product.

  Proposals must be authored predominately by the student; however, they also must be reviewed and submitted by the student’s advisor, who acts as the formal Principal Investigator (PI) for the project.

  Students that previously received a FLAMES award are not eligible for additional FLAMES awards. Only one FLAMES proposal per student will be accepted.

• Disbursement Method

  Upfront Payment

Important Dates

• Application Open Date

  Jul 7, 2026

• Application Close Date

  Sep 17, 2026

• Publish Date

  Jul 7, 2026

Resources & Contacts

• Contact

  Patricia Glass, Grantor, Bureau of Land Management, phone 801-573-2957, email pglass@blm.gov

• Technical Assistance Contact

  Administrative questions:
  Jocelyn Wright, Program Analyst
  Phone: 208-387-5118
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  Email: jnwright@blm.gov

  Task statement questions:
  Molly Hunter, JFSP Science Advisor
  Phone: 520-649-2914
  Email: mhunter@blm.gov

• Resources

  www.firescience.gov
  JFSP Database