The Effectiveness Monitoring Committee (EMC) is requesting research proposals to test the effectiveness of the California Forest Practice Rules and related regulations.
Donor Name: California State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/14/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $425,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The Effectiveness Monitoring Committee (EMC) is an advisory body to the California State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) that is intended to fund robust scientific research aimed at testing the efficacy of the California Forest Practice Rules (FPRs) and other natural resource protection statutes, laws, codes, and associated regulations. The EMC creates an active feedback loop to policymakers, managers, agencies, and the public by facilitating the transfer of research results to policy; the EMC does so by working with Project Investigators to produce white papers, publish scientific reports and journal articles, and present policy implications to the Board for consideration. The FPRs and the Board’s related policies and regulations address a variety of natural resource issues including, but not limited to, watershed science, wildlife concerns, and wildfire hazard. As a result, projects funded by the EMC span a wide array of topics and approaches but are generally focused on timberlands and rangelands in California, consistent with the Board’s jurisdiction.
Funding Information
The Board anticipates having up to $425,000 available to fund EMC projects each FY for the 2022/2023, 2023/24, and 2024/25, for a total of up to $1,275,000 over three years. In FY 2022/23, funding available for new projects is $130,091.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are local, state, and federal agencies including federal land management agencies; institutions of higher education; special purpose districts (e.g., public utilities districts, fire districts, conservation districts, and ports); Native American tribes; private landowners; for-profit entities; and non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations (e.g., fire safe councils, land trusts).
For more information, visit Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.
