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FY2024 Weather Program Office Research Programs

ID: NOAA-OAR-WPO-2024-2008082 • Type: Posted

Description

NOAA's Weather Program Office (WPO, wpo.noaa.gov/nofo) is soliciting proposals for two grant competitions from this notification, valued at approximately $2.0 million per year as follows: 1) Climate Testbed (CTB), and 2) Fire Weather.

In alignment with the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-25), this funding opportunity will allow NOAA to support new weather, water, and earth system observing and forecasting applications, including improved analysis techniques, better statistical or dynamic forecast models and techniques, and communication of that information to better inform the public. In particular, projects are sought that are responsive to the priorities articulated in the Science Advisory Board's 2021 Priorities for Weather Research Report (https://sab.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PWR-Report_Final_12-9-21.pdf).

For the purposes of NOAA-funded projects, the maturity of projects is broadly classified using Readiness Levels (RLs), as adopted by NOAA and other federal agencies. The numerical RL scale from 1 to 9 is designed to track project maturity across a progressive spectrum from research to development to demonstration to deployment. Some competitions and science priorities in this announcement may target research at a specific maturity level and restrict proposals to specific RL ranges. Additional information can be found in the Program Objectives (Section I.A) and Priorities (Section I.B), and definitions of RLs can be found in the NOFO Information Sheets accompanying this announcement.

NOAA, OAR, and WPO encourage applicants and awardees to write their proposals and perform their work in a manner consistent with NOAA's core values, including those on diversity, inclusion, accessibility, civil rights, and scientific integrity. Promoting diversity and inclusion improves creativity, productivity, and the vitality of the weather and water research community in which WPO engages.

Included under the Related Documents' tab of this announcement are several information sheets as well as external forms required to be submitted with proposals. If there is any conflicting information between the NOFO announcement and the attached Information Sheets, then the NOFO announcement takes priority and should be followed over any external attachments.

Background
NOAA’s Weather Program Office (WPO, wpo.noaa.gov/nofo) is soliciting proposals for two grant competitions from this notification, valued at approximately $2.0 million per year as follows: 1) Climate Testbed (CTB), and 2) Fire Weather. In alignment with the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-25), this funding opportunity will allow NOAA to support new weather, water, and earth system observing and forecasting applications, including improved analysis techniques, better statistical or dynamic forecast models and techniques, and communication of that information to better inform the public. Projects are sought that are responsive to the priorities articulated in the Science Advisory Board's 2021 Priorities for Weather Research Report.

Grant Details
WPO is soliciting proposals for two grant competitions: Climate Testbed (CTB) and Fire Weather. The Climate Testbed competition aims to advance NOAA’s operational subseasonal-to-seasonal (two weeks to two years; S2S) prediction capabilities via the NOAA Climate Test Bed (CTB). The portfolio will prioritize capabilities that enhance operational prediction systems, products, or research that aims to transition to operations, with a preference toward activities that enhance or improve precipitation outlooks and service delivery.

The Fire Weather competition invites research and development proposals to improve fire weather forecast information and delivery. This opportunity will support new research into the coupled Unified Forecast System (UFS) for the short-term fire-atmosphere modeling systems.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include U.S. institutions of higher education, Cooperative Institutes, U.S.-based commercial organizations, State, local and Indian tribal governments in the U.S., and U.S. non-profit organizations. Foreign applicants may not request funding. Federal employees may serve as co-PIs or co-Investigators but their salary costs are ineligible expenses to be covered by awards from this NOFO.

Period of Performance
The maximum time period of awards is 2 years with a recommended project start date of August 1, 2024.

Grant Value
Approximate total award funding per year: $1.0 M for each competition with expected number of funded projects ranging from 1–3.

Maximum funding limit per project per year varies by competition.
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Overview

Agency
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Category of Funding
Environment
Natural Resources
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
11.459 - Weather and Air Quality Research
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 8/25/23 the Department of Commerce posted grant opportunity NOAA-OAR-WPO-2024-2008082 for FY2024 Weather Program Office Research Programs with funding of $2.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 11.459 Weather and Air Quality Research. It is expected that 6 total grants will be made worth between $200,000 and $400,000.

Timing

Posted Date
Aug. 25, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Nov. 16, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EST Past Due
Last Updated
Aug. 25, 2023, 5:54 p.m. EDT
Version
1
Archive Date
Dec. 16, 2023

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they are eligible for the competition for which they are applying. If any applicants requesting funding are ineligible, the application(s) will be rejected without review. Eligible applicants are from: -U.S. institutions of higher education, including in U.S. Territories; -Cooperative Institutes; -U.S.-based commercial organizations; -State, local and Indian tribal governments in the U.S.; and -U.S. non-profit organizations. No foreign (based outside of the U.S.) applicants may request funding. Applicability to Federal Employees and Contractors: Federal employees may serve as co-PIs or co-Investigators (co-Is) but their salary costs are ineligible expenses to be covered by awards from this NOFO. Any NOAA Federal applicant is required to partner with one or more eligible non-federal institution(s) who would submit the application for the competition through Grants.gov per instructions in Section IV.G “Other Submission Requirements.” Eligibility also depends on the statutory authority that permits NOAA to fund the proposed activity. For the purposes of this funding announcement, contractors for the Federal government have the same eligibility restrictions as Federal employees. Costs incurred by NOAA federal collaborators are eligible for funding through this NOFO only if they fit into one of the categories listed below. Further details are provided in the attached NOFO Information Sheet. -Allowed: NOAA federal collaborator travel is only eligible in critical project-dependent cases, not including conference or workshop travel. -Allowed: NOAA Federal funding may also cover project-critical equipment, indirect (overhead) costs for NOAA affiliate institutions, infrastructure, and testbed-related costs. -NOT Allowed: Any other direct funding for federal institutions, including employee salaries or other costs not listed as eligible in Section III.A, will not be considered as part of this funding opportunity. All funded investigators must assure and verify, if requested, that they will not be allocated for greater than 100% of their annual employment time should their proposal be selected for funding. NOAA will verify this requirement if the proposal is recommended for funding.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$400,000
Floor
$200,000
Estimated Program Funding
$2,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
6

Contacts

Contact
Raishan Adams Grants Management Specialist
Contact Email
oar.wpo.nofocompetition@noaa.gov.   Profile
Email Description
Work
Contact Phone
(301) 628-1331

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