NIFC does not directly process research and innovative proposals, though there are a few other options to submit your ideas to:
- Submit your proposal to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group by following the steps in this document: https://www.nwcg.gov/sites/default/files/committee/docs/etc-guide-for-the-submission-of-innovation-proposals.pdf
- For information on submitting a proposal through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), please go to: http://fsweb.sdtdc.wo.fs.fed.us/pubs/proposal/. To submit your proposal to the USDA Fire Sciences Laboratory, please fill out their contact form at: https://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/contact
