BLM CA Experimental Mesoscale Forecast Products for Fire Weather, Smoke Dispersion, Transport, Fire Danger, Fire Behavior
Perform research and studies pertaining to wildland fire and resource management, to develop products and tools for all levels of decision making to meet the objectives of the National Fire Plan, and to seek information to improve decision making in wildland fire management.
Specifically, meteorological forecasts using Penn State/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) mesoscale Model 5 (http://cansac.dri.edu/coffframe.php?page=MM5setup.php), the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model (http://cansac.dri.edu/coffframe.php?page=WRFsetup.php) and other advanced experimental models.
As additional funds are added to the agreement model development may be pursued.
Specifically, meteorological forecasts using Penn State/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) mesoscale Model 5 (http://cansac.dri.edu/coffframe.php?page=MM5setup.php), the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model (http://cansac.dri.edu/coffframe.php?page=WRFsetup.php) and other advanced experimental models.
As additional funds are added to the agreement model development may be pursued.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://www.grants.gov
Additional Information of Eligibility:
This financial assistance opportunity is also open to all partners under any Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit -CESU- program.
CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education.
If a cooperative agreement is awarded to a CESU partner under a formally negotiated Master CESU agreement, indirect costs are limited to a rate of no more than 17.5% of the indirect cost base recognized in the partner's Federal Agency-approved Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Agency Email:
kjlaw@blm.gov
Date Posted:
2017-06-13
Application Due Date:
2017-08-11
Archive Date:
2017-09-20
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