Opportunity Title:
Forest Health Research Program FY 2023-24
Funder/Agency:
California Climate Investments
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Opportunity Number:
RP-RFP-2023-01
Description:
The Forest Health Research Program (hereafter “FHRP” or “Research Program”) was
established as part of CAL FIRE’s plan for implementing the California Forest Carbon Plan. It
is one of several CAL FIRE programs funded in part or whole through California Climate
Investments (CCI) and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. The mission of the Research
Program is:
1) to identify and prioritize research topics in forest health and wildland fire science critical to the State of California,
2) to fund sound scientific studies that support landowners, resource agencies, and fire management organizations within the state,
3) to ensure scientific information generated from the program is made available to support decision making and policy, and
4) to further the goals of the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan, California Forest Carbon Plan, the California Natural and Working Lands Implementation Plan, CCI, and AB 32 Global Warming Solutions Act
The following topics have been identified as priorities for study for the Research Program for
FY 2023-24. Topics are numbered for reference, but not ranked in terms of priority. Research
proposed under this solicitation must address one or more of these priority topics:
Disturbance, recovery, and strategies for various types of landowners to increase forest
Implementation, effectiveness, impacts, and tradeoffs of current and alternative
Contemporary range of variation and trends in fire regimes, forest conditions and
Forest products and utilization of forest residues related to fuel reduction and forest
Human dimensions, socio-economic considerations, and environmental justice issues
Improved prediction of wildland fire spread, behavior, severity, patch size, and potential
(Special Topic) Development, implementation, or systematic review of ecological monitoring efforts related to vegetation treatments.
Eligibility:
Public and other nonprofit universities and affiliated academic institutions, local agencies (e.g. counties and special districts), state agencies, federal agencies, Native American tribes, private forest landowners, and non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations (e.g. fire safe councils, and land trusts).
A graduate student applying under the “Graduate Student Research” project type must be
either a current graduate student or an incoming graduate student who will be enrolled prior to the project start date.
Award Details:
Total Amount Available:
$4,500,000
Maximum Award:
Wildfire and Forest Research (General): $750,000
Demonstration State Forests Research: $750,000
Graduate Student Research: $100,000
Science Synthesis and Tool Development: $750,000
Special Topics Research: $250,000
Deadline:
Concept Proposals Due: 3 p.m. PST, January 31, 2024
Full Invited Proposals Due: 3 p.m. PDT, April 17, 2024
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