The NWS Office of Science and Technology Integration is offering grants to support the development of the Unified Forecast System (UFS) for more accurate weather predictions. Three competitions, with a total value of $2,800,000 for the first year, focus on Next Generation Global Prediction System, Weeks 3-4 Program, and Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program. Projects aim to enhance global weather prediction models, extend forecasting to seasonal timescales, and improve tropical cyclone forecasting for societal benefit.
Opportunity ID: 322105
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2020-2006290 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | NWS Office of Science and Technology Integration: Unified Forecast System |
| 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: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.468 — Applied Meteorological Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 01, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 01, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 07, 2020 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 07, 2020 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 08, 2020 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,800,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are U.S. institutions of higher education; U.S.-based commercial organizations; state, local and Indian tribal governments in the U.S.; and other U.S. non-profit organizations and federally funded educational institutions such as the Naval Postgraduate School. Any federal employee or federal contractor listed as a co-PI, co-I, or collaborator on the title page of a proposal (if eligible) must have provided explicit pre-approval to the PI to be identified as a contributor to the proposed project prior to submission of the application. A letter of support or email acknowledging participation in the proposed project by the federal employee or federal contractor must be included within the application. 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 funding is recommended. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) Office of Science and Technology Integration (OSTI) is soliciting research proposals to support NOAA’s development of the community-based, coupled, comprehensive earth modeling system, the Unified Forecast System (UFS). The UFS is designed to provide more accurate forecast guidance through operational numerical weather prediction applications. These applications span local and global domains, and predictive time scales from sub-hourly to seasonal. This solicitation favors projects at specific stages of maturity as signified by their readiness level as described in Section 1.A. There are three competitions from this notification valued at approximately $2,800,000 for the first year of multi-year (2-year) projects that will advance development of the UFS: 1) Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS); 2) Weeks 3-4 Program; and 3) Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program (HFIP).
Research projects to advance NGGPS will propose accelerating development of improved global weather prediction models; coupling among atmosphere, ocean, land surface and ice system model components; improving data assimilation techniques; improving ensemble techniques; developing post-processing forecast tools and techniques; or improving software architecture, computational performance and system engineering.
Proposals pertaining to the advancement of the Weeks 3-4 program will focus on the development of a coupled UFS system including data assimilation approaches, extending the forecast of the UFS from 3 weeks to seasonal timescales, and developing metrics including validation and verification.
Proposals for the HFIP initiative will relate to research required to improve operational tropical cyclone forecasting to meet societal requirements to effectively mitigate economic disruption.
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| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
For questions about this announcement, contact the NWS OSTI Modeling Program Office via email at nws.sti.modeling.team@noaa.gov.
Email:nws.sti.modeling.team@noaa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 322105 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2020-2006290 NOFO Report.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For questions about this announcement, contact the NWS OSTI Modeling Program Office via email at nws.sti.modeling.team@noaa.gov. Email: nws.sti.modeling.team@noaa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.468 | 2840503 | HFIP | PKG00256346 | Nov 01, 2019 | Feb 07, 2020 | View |
| 11.468 | 2840500 | Weeks 3-4 | PKG00256345 | Nov 01, 2019 | Feb 07, 2020 | View |
| 11.468 | 2840497 | NGGPS | PKG00256371 | Nov 01, 2019 | Feb 07, 2020 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
322105 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
322105 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
322105 CD511-1.1.pdf
322105 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
322105 SF424B-1.1.pdf
322105 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
322105 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
322105 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
Package 2
Mandatory forms
322105 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
322105 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
322105 CD511-1.1.pdf
322105 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
322105 SF424B-1.1.pdf
322105 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
322105 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
322105 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
Package 3
Mandatory forms
322105 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
322105 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
322105 CD511-1.1.pdf
322105 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
322105 SF424B-1.1.pdf
322105 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
322105 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
322105 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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