How much funding is available in total?

$500,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.

When is the application deadline?

Sep 17, 2026. September 17, 2026, 5:00 pm MT

Is matching funding required?

No. The source states that no matching funds are required.

FederalClosing soonFixed dateBureau of Land Management

Department of Interior Wildland Fire Service BLM-National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP)Fire Leaders And Managers, Emerging Scientists (FLAMES)

Award ceiling: $5,000 – $40,000
Closes: Sep 17, 2026
Last verified: 2026-09-04

Awards $5,000 – $40,000 per recipient for city or township governments, county governments, independent school districts, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, public housing authorities/indian housing authorities, state governments, closing Sep 17, 2026.

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City or township governmentsCounty governmentsIndependent school districtsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationPublic housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesState governmentsEnvironment & Water

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Department of Interior Wildland Fire Service BLM-National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP)Fire Leaders And Managers, Emerging Scientists (FLAMES) awards $5,000 – $40,000 per recipient, open to city or township governments, county governments, independent school…

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Program pool (total): $500,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): $40,000
Award floor: $5,000
Typical award: Not confirmed
Deadline: Sep 17, 2026
Deadline type: Fixed date
Opens: Jul 7, 2026
Status: Closing soon
Eligible entities: City or township governments · County governments · Independent school districts · Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) · Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) · Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Private institutions of higher education · Public and State controlled institutions of higher education · Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities · State governments
Geography: Not stated
Matching funds: No
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Application effort: Not confirmed
Use of funds: research project that supplements the student's current thesis or dissertation research plan · practical experience and exposure to wildland fire practitioners
Currency: USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle

$500,000

Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive

$40,000

Who can apply?

level

federal

Derived from the source that published this record

entity

City or township governments, County governments, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities

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, State governments

Source field: entity types

industry

Environment & Water

Source field: industries

demographic

current master and doctoral students, enrolled at colleges or universities within the US

Source field: demographics

use

practical experience and exposure to wildland fire practitioners, research project that supplements the student's current thesis or dissertation research plan

Source field: use of funds

size limit

Not confirmed

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

Not confirmed

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Sep 17, 202610 daysDeadline type Fixed date

September 17, 2026, 5:00 pm MT

What can the money be used for?

2 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.

research project that supplements the student's current thesis or dissertation research planpractical experience and exposure to wildland fire practitioners

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

1 fieldEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.

Application effort: Not confirmed
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Matching funds: No

What comparable notices state

91 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.

Among open records stored under Environment & Water, 91 of 212 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:

25th percentile$256,000
Median$750,000
75th percentile$3,000,000

A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.

Common questions

6 questionsEvery answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.

How much can one applicant receive?: $5,000 – $40,000 per recipient.
How much funding is available in total?: $500,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
When is the application deadline?: Sep 17, 2026. September 17, 2026, 5:00 pm MT
Who is eligible to apply?: City or township governments, County governments, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, State governments.
What can the funding be used for?: research project that supplements the student's current thesis or dissertation research plan, practical experience and exposure to wildland fire practitioners, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?: No. The source states that no matching funds are required.

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Retrieved2026-09-04

MethodAutomated check

First seen2026-09-04

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