Drivers of early postfire tree regeneration and indicators of forest re | P19AS00346

Opportunity Information: Apply for P19AS00346

This grant opportunity, titled "Drivers of early postfire tree regeneration and indicators of forest re" (Funding Opportunity Number P19AS00346), is a discretionary funding action from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the National Park Service expects to have substantial involvement in the project as it is carried out, rather than simply providing funds and stepping back. The opportunity falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 15.945, indicating it aligns with federal assistance programs tied to natural resource research and management needs.

The core purpose of the project is to improve understanding of what drives early tree regeneration after wildfires and to identify practical indicators that can be used to evaluate whether a burned forest is likely to recover, how quickly it might do so, and under what conditions recovery may be limited. In plain terms, the work targets the period shortly after a fire when the future of a forest is often decided: whether seedlings establish, which species return, where regeneration is successful or fails, and what environmental or biological factors most strongly shape those outcomes. Projects like this typically support land managers by translating ecological patterns into measurable signs and thresholds that can guide postfire monitoring and decisions about interventions such as replanting, erosion control, or managing competing vegetation.

Eligibility for this funding was limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. In this specific notice, the National Park Service indicated that no applications were being requested because it was a Notice of Intent to Award to the University of Wisconsin, Madison under an existing Master Agreement (P17AC01466). That means the agency had already selected the recipient in advance and planned to fund the work through a pre-established agreement framework rather than running an open competition for proposals.

The anticipated funding level was modest and targeted: the award ceiling was $58,900, with one expected award. The posting date (creation date) was July 2, 2019. Because it was not an open call, the original closing date is effectively irrelevant here and is reflected as "No applications requested." Overall, the opportunity represents a focused, research-oriented cooperative agreement intended to produce actionable knowledge about postfire forest regeneration processes and practical indicators of forest recovery that can support National Park Service resource management following wildfire.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Drivers of early postfire tree regeneration and indicators of forest re" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 02, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by No applications requested Notice of Intent to Award to University of Wisconsin, Madison under Master Agreement P17AC01466. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $58,900.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.

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