The interagency Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) intends to request proposals through one or more formal Funding Opportunity Notice (FON) announcements beginning approximately October 1, 2013 and remaining open through November 22, 2013. The intent of this notice is to provide an early alert to investigators interested in the topics listed below so that investigators can begin considering responsive ideas with potential partners and collaborators.

Investigators should recognize that final decisions regarding topic selection will not be made until September, 2013, and that final topic selection is likely to differ from that posted here. One or more topics could be dropped or added, and the specific focus of individual topics may be altered. Investigators should recognize this uncertainty and not invest substantial time or resources working on proposals until the FONs are formally posted.

Investigators should not contact the JFSP Program Office or Governing Board seeking further information on these topics. No further information will be released until the FONs are formally posted.

Potential topics respond to the three goals of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy:

1) Restore and maintain resilient landscapes
A. Fuels treatment effectiveness across landscapes
B. Fire and fuels treatments effects on sensitive bats
C. Wildfire effects on water supplies
D. Re-measurement - long term effects on vegetation, fuels, and soil

2) Create fire-adapted communities
A. Smoke emissions contributing to secondary organic aerosols
B. Wildland fire impacts on large population centersphoto: plant growing from coins

3) Safe and effective wildfire response
A. Influence of past wildfires on wildfire management strategies and costs

4) Responds to multiple goals
A. New science intiative - social science
B. Graduate Research Innovation (GRIN)
C. Fire Science Exchange - Washington DC, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

Location: National
Deadline: November 22, 2013
Contact Name: Investigators should not contact the Program Office or Governing Board seeking further information on these topics
Contact E-mail: N/A
Contact Phone: N/A
Expiration: November 22, 2013
Region(s): National
Topic(s): Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Behavior, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Restoration and Rehabiliation
Partner Site(s): N/A
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