Cooperative Agreement NR235F48XXXXC008

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA 15.232) provides $600,852 to Kansas State University from October 2024 to September 2026. The project aims to: Support prescribed burning education and training to reduce wildfires in the Great Plains region. Address woody encroachment in the region through science dissemination. Connect fire practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $600,123.38 Project Grant under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) to Tall Timbers Research, Inc., a non-profit organization, to establish a Northeast-Midwest Regional Virtual Prescribed Fire Training Coordination Center. This grant, awarded on February 26, 2024, aims to enhance forest resilience and community wildfire protection across multiple states by providing virtual training and...

The Arkansas Forestry Commission was awarded a $106,500 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The funding will be used to implement a qualified prescribed burner program and train professionals to deliver the new program over a 3-year period from September 30, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The Cooperative Agreement aims to promote sustainable land management practices...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Association (OPBA) under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902). The purpose of this award is to ACCELERATE AND INCREASE THE PROPER AND SAFE USE OF PRESCRIBED BURNING THROUGH LOCAL PRESCRIBED BURN ASSOCIATIONS AND LOCAL NRCS OFFICES. The project will be completed by June 30, 2025. The award aims to provide conservation...

This $649,597 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will support research and partnership development efforts by the University of California, Merced. The goal is to enable the renewal of Indigenous fire stewardship practices and increase the safe, strategic use of cultural burning and prescribed fires to reduce wildfire risk. Specifically, the University will work with the...

This $624,309 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA 15.232) will support Oklahoma State University in evaluating the long-term effectiveness of prescribed fires in reducing hazardous fuel accumulation and wildfire risks across Oklahoma's grasslands. The key products and services to be delivered include: Determining post-prescribed fire vegetation growth and fuel accumulation rates at five long-term...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Park Service, serves the public purpose of reducing the risk of devastating wildland fires at national parks through the National Wildland Fire Management and Natural Resource Training and Workforce Development program (CFDA 15.969). The $440,003.36 award, effective May 18, 2025 through September 30, 2029, will recruit and train young adults to gain hands-on experience and pursue careers in critical wildland fire management and response. The...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA 15.232), aims to assess the efficacy of prescribed burning in mitigating carbon loss from poorly drained soils in response to severe wildfires. The $499,512 award to Utah State University, with a sub-award to the University of Florida, will: 1) compare vegetation characteristics and fuel loads between sites with and without prescribed burning; 2)...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program will contribute to a greater public understanding of protocols to improve the effectiveness of wildland fire response through a streamlined cultural resources vulnerability analysis and response. The project links existing NPS systems, provides additional data to the public, and partners with Southern Oregon...

This $151,200 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912), aims to enable more prescribed burning on properties of historically underserved landowners in central Alabama. The long-term goal is to create an appreciation for prescribed burning among these landowners by working closely with them and serving as a mentorship program to train the next generation of prescribed burners, with a focus...