The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Research to Operations Initiative is offering grants for projects focusing on critical weather forecasting research to operations. The grants aim to enhance weather forecast accuracy through improved global weather prediction models, data assimilation techniques, regional prediction capabilities, hurricane modeling, ensemble techniques, and more. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education and federally funded educational institutions. The grants support the development of the Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) and the Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project (HFIP) to improve operational hurricane forecasts. Deadline for submissions is February 7, 2018.
Opportunity ID: 298565
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2018-2005325 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Round 3 of Research to Operations Initiative: NGGPS and HFIP |
| 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: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.468 — Applied Meteorological Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 08, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | Dec 13, 2017 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 07, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 07, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 09, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| 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 institutions of higher education, profit organizations (profit and non-profit), and federally funded educational institutions such as the Naval Postgraduate School. This restriction is needed because the results of the collaboration are to be incorporated in processes which ensure academic multidisciplinary peer review as well as federal review of scientific validity for use in operations. Federal applicants from federally funded educational institutions must demonstrate that they have legal authority to receive funds from another federal agency in excess of their appropriation. All other federal government employees (including federal contractors) are not eligible to be funded through this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | This program announcement is for projects to be conducted for a two-year period with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2018 unless otherwise directed. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education and federally funded educational institutions such as the Naval Postgraduate School.The purpose of the NOAA Research to Operations (R2O) Initiative is to expand and accelerate critical weather forecasting research to operations to address growing service demands and increase the accuracy of weather forecasts. This will be achieved through: (1) accelerated development and implementation of improved global weather prediction models and inclusion of the coupling among atmosphere, ocean, land surface and ice system components; (2) improved data assimilation techniques; (3) nested regional prediction capabilities; (4) improved hurricane and tropical cyclone modeling techniques; (5) improved ensemble techniques; (6) post-processing forecast tools and techniques; and (7) improved software architecture and system engineering.The R2O Initiative is soliciting proposals for projects involving applied science, modeling and/or data assimilation that support development of the Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) at global and regional scales. The NOAA R2O Initiative is also soliciting proposals for the Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project (HFIP) initiative to engage and coordinate hurricane research required to improve operational hurricane forecasts and meet societal requirements to effectively mitigate economic disruption. This notice provides guidelines for submission of proposals. This notice also describes opportunities and application procedures to demonstrate capabilities that have the potential to be incorporated into operational NWS numerical weather prediction (NWP) analyses and forecasts. The R2O Initiative addresses NOAA’s Weather Ready Nation (WRN) strategic goal and supporting objectives. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Christopher Hedge 301-427-9242 1325 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283
Email:Christopher.Hedge@noaa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| To add a statement to eligible applicants per the Program Officer’s request. | Dec 13, 2017 | |
| Changed # of expected awards. | Dec 13, 2017 | |
| Nov 13, 2017 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2018-2005325 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Round 3 of Research to Operations Initiative: NGGPS and HFIP |
| 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: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.468 — Applied Meteorological Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 08, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | Dec 13, 2017 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 07, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 07, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 09, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| 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 institutions of higher education, profit organizations (profit and non-profit), and federally funded educational institutions such as the Naval Postgraduate School. This restriction is needed because the results of the collaboration are to be incorporated in processes which ensure academic multidisciplinary peer review as well as federal review of scientific validity for use in operations. Federal applicants from federally funded educational institutions must demonstrate that they have legal authority to receive funds from another federal agency in excess of their appropriation. All other federal government employees (including federal contractors) are not eligible to be funded through this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | This program announcement is for projects to be conducted for a two-year period with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2018 unless otherwise directed. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education and federally funded educational institutions such as the Naval Postgraduate School.The purpose of the NOAA Research to Operations (R2O) Initiative is to expand and accelerate critical weather forecasting research to operations to address growing service demands and increase the accuracy of weather forecasts. This will be achieved through: (1) accelerated development and implementation of improved global weather prediction models and inclusion of the coupling among atmosphere, ocean, land surface and ice system components; (2) improved data assimilation techniques; (3) nested regional prediction capabilities; (4) improved hurricane and tropical cyclone modeling techniques; (5) improved ensemble techniques; (6) post-processing forecast tools and techniques; and (7) improved software architecture and system engineering.The R2O Initiative is soliciting proposals for projects involving applied science, modeling and/or data assimilation that support development of the Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) at global and regional scales. The NOAA R2O Initiative is also soliciting proposals for the Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project (HFIP) initiative to engage and coordinate hurricane research required to improve operational hurricane forecasts and meet societal requirements to effectively mitigate economic disruption. This notice provides guidelines for submission of proposals. This notice also describes opportunities and application procedures to demonstrate capabilities that have the potential to be incorporated into operational NWS numerical weather prediction (NWP) analyses and forecasts. The R2O Initiative addresses NOAA’s Weather Ready Nation (WRN) strategic goal and supporting objectives. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Christopher Hedge 301-427-9242 1325 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283
Email:Christopher.Hedge@noaa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2018-2005325 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Round 3 of Research to Operations Initiative: NGGPS and HFIP |
| 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: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.468 — Applied Meteorological Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 13, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 13, 2017 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 07, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 09, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| 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 institutions of higher education and federally funded educational institutions such as the Naval Postgraduate School. This restriction is needed because the results of the collaboration are to be incorporated in processes which ensure academic multidisciplinary peer review as well as federal review of scientific validity for use in operations. Federal applicants from federally funded educational institutions must demonstrate that they have legal authority to receive funds from another federal agency in excess of their appropriation. All other federal government employees (including federal contractors) are not eligible to be funded through this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | This program announcement is for projects to be conducted for a two-year period with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2018 unless otherwise directed. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education and federally funded educational institutions such as the Naval Postgraduate School.The purpose of the NOAA Research to Operations (R2O) Initiative is to expand and accelerate critical weather forecasting research to operations to address growing service demands and increase the accuracy of weather forecasts. This will be achieved through: (1) accelerated development and implementation of improved global weather prediction models and inclusion of the coupling among atmosphere, ocean, land surface and ice system components; (2) improved data assimilation techniques; (3) nested regional prediction capabilities; (4) improved hurricane and tropical cyclone modeling techniques; (5) improved ensemble techniques; (6) post-processing forecast tools and techniques; and (7) improved software architecture and system engineering.The R2O Initiative is soliciting proposals for projects involving applied science, modeling and/or data assimilation that support development of the Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) at global and regional scales. The NOAA R2O Initiative is also soliciting proposals for the Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project (HFIP) initiative to engage and coordinate hurricane research required to improve operational hurricane forecasts and meet societal requirements to effectively mitigate economic disruption. This notice provides guidelines for submission of proposals. This notice also describes opportunities and application procedures to demonstrate capabilities that have the potential to be incorporated into operational NWS numerical weather prediction (NWP) analyses and forecasts. The R2O Initiative addresses NOAA’s Weather Ready Nation (WRN) strategic goal and supporting objectives. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Christopher Hedge 301-427-9242 1325 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283
Email:Christopher.Hedge@noaa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2018-2005325 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Round 3 of Research to Operations Initiative: NGGPS and HFIP |
| 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: | 24 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.468 — Applied Meteorological Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 13, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 07, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 09, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| 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 institutions of higher education and federally funded educational institutions such as the Naval Postgraduate School. This restriction is needed because the results of the collaboration are to be incorporated in processes which ensure academic multidisciplinary peer review as well as federal review of scientific validity for use in operations. Federal applicants from federally funded educational institutions must demonstrate that they have legal authority to receive funds from another federal agency in excess of their appropriation. All other federal government employees (including federal contractors) are not eligible to be funded through this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | This program announcement is for projects to be conducted for a two-year period with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2018 unless otherwise directed. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education and federally funded educational institutions such as the Naval Postgraduate School. The purpose of the NOAA Research to Operations (R2O) Initiative is to expand and accelerate critical weather forecasting research to operations to address growing service demands and increase the accuracy of weather forecasts. This will be achieved through: (1) accelerated development and implementation of improved global weather prediction models and inclusion of the coupling among atmosphere, ocean, land surface and ice system components; (2) improved data assimilation techniques; (3) nested regional prediction capabilities; (4) improved hurricane and tropical cyclone modeling techniques; (5) improved ensemble techniques; (6) post-processing forecast tools and techniques; and (7) improved software architecture and system engineering. The R2O Initiative is soliciting proposals for projects involving applied science, modeling and/or data assimilation that support development of the Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) at global and regional scales. The NOAA R2O Initiative is also soliciting proposals for the Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project (HFIP) initiative to engage and coordinate hurricane research required to improve operational hurricane forecasts and meet societal requirements to effectively mitigate economic disruption. This notice provides guidelines for submission of proposals. This notice also describes opportunities and application procedures to demonstrate capabilities that have the potential to be incorporated into operational NWS numerical weather prediction (NWP) analyses and forecasts. The R2O Initiative addresses NOAA’s Weather Ready Nation (WRN) strategic goal and supporting objectives. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Christopher Hedge 301-427-9242 1325 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283
Email:Christopher.Hedge@noaa.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 298565 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2018-2005325 FFO Report (a).pdf
Folder 298565 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2018-2005325 FFO Report.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Christopher Hedge 301-427-9242 1325 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283 Email: Christopher.Hedge@noaa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.468 | 2684189 | HFIP R2O Initiative Review | PKG00235986 | Nov 08, 2017 | Feb 07, 2018 | View |
| 11.468 | 2684190 | NGGPS R2O Initiative Review | PKG00235987 | Nov 08, 2017 | Feb 07, 2018 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
298565 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
298565 Project-1.1.pdf
298565 CD511-1.1.pdf
298565 Budget-1.1.pdf
298565 SF424B-1.1.pdf
298565 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
298565 Other-1.1.pdf
298565 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
Package 2
Mandatory forms
298565 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
298565 Project-1.1.pdf
298565 CD511-1.1.pdf
298565 Budget-1.1.pdf
298565 SF424B-1.1.pdf
298565 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
298565 Other-1.1.pdf
298565 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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