Description
The Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) program is a cooperative program that enables early detection and evaluation of changes in forest health conditions on all ownerships. The Evaluation Monitoring (EM) component of FHM is designed to evaluate undesirable changes in forest health. Projects funded through EM investigate the extent, severity, and/or causes of forest health problems. The program is looking for proposals that address priority issues such as shifts in fire regimes, extreme weather events, tree mortality, insect and pathogen outbreaks, and shifts in vegetation patterns. Proposals must be 1-3 years in duration and must be submitted by October 17, 2022.
• The program is open to any type of entity.
• Proposals will be evaluated based on focus on priority issues, significance/impact of forest health issue, methods, budget, and community engagement.
• The budget must include all overhead or other indirect costs requested and must be pre-approved by the Region/Area or cooperating institutions.
• Projects on non-federal lands need to show non-federal contributions of 50% of the total project costs.
• Proposals must be developed in close consultation with the Forest Service Forest Health Protection (FHP) staff designated as the FHP sponsor.