This department is offering funding for new applied research, development, and demonstration of high impact weather and water research through three separate competitions: Joint Hurricane Testbed (JHT), Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT), and the Hydrometeorology Testbed (HMT). The goal is to transition project outcomes to operational weather and water forecasting services within three to five years. The focus is on mature projects ready for testing in a quasi-operational forecasting environment, with potential implementation in NWS forecast offices to enhance public services. Closing date for applications is Jan 04, 2017 12:00:00 AM EST.
Opportunity ID: 289114
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-OAR-OWAQ-2017-2005004 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2017 Joint Hurricane Testbed (JHT), Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT), and Hydrometeorology Testbed (HMT) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 18 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.459 — Weather and Air Quality Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 23, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 04, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 04, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 03, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $700,000 |
| Award Floor: | $150,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education; other nonprofits; commercial organizations; state, local and Indian tribal governments; and Federal agencies. Applicants must ensure that they are eligible for the competition for which they are applying. Otherwise the application(s) will be rejected. Applications from non-Federal and Federal applicants will be competed against each other |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | This funding opportunity is being issued by the NOAA OAR Office of Weather and Air Quality (OWAQ). There will be three separate competitions resulting from this announcement, one for each of the three high impact weather testbeds supported by OWAQ’s U.S. Weather Research Program (USWRP): Joint Hurricane Testbed (JHT), Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT), and the Hydrometeorology Testbed (HMT). These funding competitions will focus on new applied research, development, and demonstration of high impact weather and water research. The ultimate goal (after the award ends and assuming NWS decides to accept it) would be NWS’s transition of project outcomes to operational weather and water forecasting services in three to five years from now. The High Impact Weather Testbed program, a component of the USWRP, supports projects that transition applied research to operations and services through close collaboration with NOAA. Its focus is on mature projects that are ready or nearly ready to be tested in a NOAA quasi-operational forecasting environment through one of the above testbeds. It is in these testbeds where project outcomes, such as new data or products, improved analysis techniques, or better statistical or dynamic models and forecast techniques, will be presented to operational forecasters in a quasi-operational environment (a testbed) and evaluated for potential future implementation in the NWS forecast offices at the local, regional, and/or national center levels to improve services to the public. NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) is also announcing another separate federal funding opportunity that is a companion to this funding opportunity and similarly supports projects to transition new research to NWS operations through the Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR) Program. Please search for funding opportunity number NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2017-2004957 in grants.gov. The current OAR testbed funding opportunity supports mature projects that are ready or nearly ready for testbed collaborations and demonstrations, while testbed demonstrations are not required with the CSTAR funding opportunity. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Richard Fulton, OWAQ Testbed Portfolio Manager, richard.fulton@noaa.gov
Email:richard.fulton@noaa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 289114 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> NOAA-OAR-OWAQ-2017-2005004 FFO Report.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Richard Fulton, OWAQ Testbed Portfolio Manager, richard.fulton@noaa.gov Email: richard.fulton@noaa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.459 | 2619259 | FY 2017 Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT) | PKG00228201 | Sep 23, 2016 | Jan 04, 2017 | View |
| 11.459 | 2619252 | FY 2017 Joint Hurricane Testbed (JHT) | PKG00228203 | Sep 23, 2016 | Jan 04, 2017 | View |
| 11.459 | 2619264 | FY 2017 Hydrometeorology Testbed (HMT) | PKG00228202 | Sep 23, 2016 | Jan 04, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
289114 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
289114 Project-1.1.pdf
289114 CD511-1.1.pdf
289114 Budget-1.1.pdf
289114 SF424B-1.1.pdf
289114 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
289114 Other-1.1.pdf
289114 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
Package 2
Mandatory forms
289114 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
289114 Project-1.1.pdf
289114 CD511-1.1.pdf
289114 Budget-1.1.pdf
289114 SF424B-1.1.pdf
289114 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
289114 Other-1.1.pdf
289114 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
Package 3
Mandatory forms
289114 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
289114 Project-1.1.pdf
289114 CD511-1.1.pdf
289114 Budget-1.1.pdf
289114 SF424B-1.1.pdf
289114 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
289114 Other-1.1.pdf
289114 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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