CAL FIRE Forest Health Research Program (FY 2026-27) California Climate Investments Graduate Student Grants (RP-RFP-2026-02)

The CAL FIRE Forest Health Research Program aims to fund scientific research that expands our knowledge in topics related to forest health and wildland fire. The program seeks to support agencies, organizations, landowners, and policy makers, while furthering the goals of the California Forest and Wildfire Resilience Action Plan and California Climate Investments. • The program will fund research projects focused on forest health and fire science critical to the State of California. • Eligible applicants include individuals, non-profits, public agencies, tribal governments, and private forest landowners. • Projects must be focused on and relevant to forests and other California ecosystems and their management. • The program will award a minimum of $500,000 in competitively selected graduate student grants, with a maximum amount of $100,000 per award.