Opportunity Information: Apply for G19AS00130

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Hawaii-Pacific Islands CESU funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G19AS00130) is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary grant offered under a cooperative agreement mechanism through the Department of the Interior. It supports science and technology research and development aimed at improving understanding and prediction of wildfire risk across the main Hawaiian Islands. The core purpose is to build a practical modeling framework that connects the probability of wildfire occurrence to key drivers such as climate conditions, land cover patterns, and ignition pressure associated with human presence (represented through population density). A central emphasis of the work is that the model should be grounded in a spatially explicit fire history map covering multiple years, rather than relying on isolated case studies or short time windows.

The project is structured around two main research objectives. First, the awardee is expected to create a spatially explicit database of large wildfire perimeters, specifically fires greater than 20 hectares, spanning several years for the main Hawaiian Islands. This implies compiling, standardizing, and mapping historical fire perimeter information into a consistent geospatial dataset that can be analyzed statewide. Second, the project uses that fire occurrence database to build a statewide fire risk model for the main Hawaiian Islands, using predictor variables that include climate factors (notably rainfall and temperature), land cover, and population density. In practical terms, this means developing a statistical or machine-learning style risk surface (or similar modeling product) that can estimate where wildfire probability is higher or lower based on these environmental and human-related inputs.

Only one award is expected, with an award ceiling of $50,000. Eligibility is limited to CESU partners (the listing indicates eligible applicants as "Others," with clarification in the opportunity’s eligibility section), meaning the funding is intended to be competed within the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit network rather than open to all applicants. The opportunity was created on July 29, 2019, and had an original closing date of August 16, 2019. The CFDA number associated with the program is 15.808, which corresponds to USGS research and cooperative activities.

Overall, the opportunity is geared toward producing two high-value deliverables for wildfire planning and decision support in Hawaii: (1) a multi-year, spatially explicit geodatabase of large fire perimeters that can serve as a foundational reference for future research and management, and (2) a statewide fire risk model that explicitly ties observed wildfire occurrence to measurable climate, land cover, and population-density predictors. The intended outcome is a clearer, data-driven understanding of wildfire likelihood across the islands that can inform risk assessment, prevention strategies, and land management decisions.

  • The Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Hawaii-Pacific Islands CESU" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808.
  • This funding opportunity was created on Jul 29, 2019.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 16, 2019. (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 $50,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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