Project Grant 2623416
- The University of Colorado received a $1.31 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2028. This award supports the development of FIRE-MODEL, a physics-based computational modeling capability for firebrand generation, properties, and near-field transport in wildland fire contexts. The project will deliver validated simulation...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $889,209 Project Grant under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) to advance wildfire science, prediction, and management using machine learning. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing a large new public dataset of fire-related environmental observations to support large-scale machine learning and reproducible research on wildfire spread modeling. Advancing innovative...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded The Trustees of Princeton University $924,171 on September 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop comprehensive fire activity maps and datasets spanning the last 22,000 years for improved fire modeling and management. Princeton will synthesize published paleofire literature into a multiproxy dataset covering fire activity since the last glacial maximum, produce definitive time series and maps of...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the Regents of the University of Michigan $2,995,072 on August 15, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to research emerging wildfire hazards in high-biomass forests and support community adaptation strategies. The research will define new wildfire regimes in temperate rainforests of western Oregon and Washington; identify physical and ecological constraints on fire behavior; assess mitigation practices for...
- The National Science Foundation awarded the Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education (operating as University of Nevada, Reno) $1.36 million on January 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop improved models of wildfire fuel accumulation and future fire regimes in western North American landscapes. The project, titled "Collaborative Research: FIRE-MODEL: Using Multitemporal Ecosystem Energetics to Understand Changes to Fuels and Future Fire...
- This $297,813 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports research to advance the predictive understanding of wildfire ignitions in the western United States. The project establishes new collaborations between Boise State University, the Universities Space Research Association, and NASA Ames Research Center to analyze the biophysical, social, and management factors associated with different wildfire ignition...
- FIRE-NET Project Grant Summary The National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities awarded $2.5M to the University of Colorado under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on January 1, 2026, for the FIRE-NET initiative, which will develop an integrated framework for assessing fast fire risk across the western United States. The project, which runs through December 31, 2030, will produce a comprehensive "fast fire risk" framework that synthesizes expertise from natural...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) aims to gain predictive understanding of the physical processes driving rapid wildfire spread and associated smoke transport. The $108,519 award to the University of Oklahoma will support research to analyze non-modal instability and large-scale turbulent flows in fire-generated smoke plumes. This work will help guide firefighters to more safely and effectively suppress wildfires by improving...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Wyoming $206,823 on January 1, 2027, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop scientific frameworks for predicting Santa Ana wildfires by integrating atmospheric science, ecology, machine learning, and wildfire modeling. The research combines advances in weather forecasting and vegetation condition assessment to establish the foundation for next-generation wildfire prediction systems. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $989,332 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Emerging Frontiers under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for the collaborative research initiative "FIRE-MODEL: Advanced AI Framework to Improve Understanding and Prediction of Wildland Fire." Spanning from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028, this award funds the development of innovative large-scale artificial...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Missouri System $1,103,178 on October 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to advance fire regime modeling through improved data integration, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications, and simulation techniques. The project, FIRE-MODEL: Converging Research and Education for the Next-Generation Physical Chemistry Fire Regime Models, addresses critical gaps in wildland fire prediction and management by developing improved fire regime models, increasing model accuracy at operational scales, and integrating research activities with educational opportunities through an innovative gameplay-based platform for fire regime training and decision-making. The work utilizes fire scar datasets and the Physical Chemistry Fire Frequency Model as primary sources for understanding fire dynamics across forests, landscapes, and regions. Enhanced fire regime modeling will improve fire projection, fire attribution, fire risk assessment, and prescribed fire usage by incorporating high-resolution data, uncertainty measures, and enhanced spatial resolution. The research responds to disrupted fire regimes in North America caused by population change, agricultural conversion, forest harvesting, and fire suppression, which currently hamper predictions and limit confidence in prioritizing areas for treatment of fuel surpluses. Performance occurs in Columbia, Missouri, with a period of performance from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.1m | 8/5/26 |