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Requirements Checklist

This page is the website view of the repository's working FIRE-MODEL compliance checklist.

Note

This checklist is operational guidance for drafting. Final submission requirements must still be checked against the official solicitation and the current NSF PAPPG.

Core proposal package

  • Project Summary
  • Project Description
  • Intellectual Merit
  • Broader Impacts
  • Data Management Plan
  • Postdoctoral Mentoring Plan, if applicable
  • Budget and Budget Justification
  • Biographical Sketches

FIRE-MODEL framing checks

  • The proposal clearly targets FIRE-MODEL
  • The conceptual advance is explicit
  • The computational framework is concrete
  • The validation path is specific
  • Cross-scale wildfire dynamics are addressed
  • Relevant interacting processes are defined
  • Interdisciplinary convergence is clear
  • Practical value for prediction, management, or decision support is visible

Source checks

  • Verify the official FIRE solicitation page
  • Verify the FIRE updates / FAQ page
  • Verify the webinar materials
  • Verify the current NSF PAPPG

Submission timing to verify

  • April 1 to April 7, 2026 window
  • 5:00 PM local time deadline rule