NOAA is offering the Research to Operations (R2O) Initiative Grant for projects to address the accelerated development and implementation of improved weather prediction models and techniques. The grant aims to transition research capabilities to operational implementation through partnership with NOAA testbeds and proving grounds. Eligible applicants include various organizations, with a preference for collaborations with universities. The projects should focus on applied science, modeling, and data assimilation to enhance global and regional weather forecasts, particularly for high-impact weather events like hurricanes. This opportunity aligns with NOAA’s Weather Ready Nation strategic goal and aims to elevate the accuracy of weather forecasts by integrating advanced forecasting technologies into operational use.
Opportunity ID: 298673
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2018-2005317 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Round 3 of Research to Operations Initiative: NOAA Testbeds |
| 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: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.468 — Applied Meteorological Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 13, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 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: | $1,000,000 |
| 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: | All public or private sources may submit to this Federal Funding Opportunity; however, partnering with universities is highly encouraged. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education; other nonprofits; commercial organizations; state, local and Indian tribal governments; and Federal agencies. Applicants for this opportunity must work in partnership with NOAA testbeds and proving grounds (listed under www.testbeds.noaa.gov). An eligible organization may submit more than one application (from different principal investigators per II.A).2. Foreign ParticipantsForeign participants and/or individuals may participate to the extent that such participants comply with any necessary Non-Disclosure Agreements, Security Regulations, and any other applicable statutes. Some requirements may cover export-controlled technologies. Research in these areas is limited to “U.S. persons” as defined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 CFR §1201.1.3. Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs)Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards as lead investigators under this FFO. However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible applicants are allowed to the extent that such an arrangement is permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the FFRDC.4. LaboratoriesFederal laboratories are eligible to receive awards as lead investigators under this FFO, only for proposals to work in partnership with NOAA testbeds and proving grounds. As with FFRDCs, these organizations may team with responsible sources from academia and industry that are submitting proposals under this FFO.5. University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs)University Affiliated Research Centers are eligible to submit proposals under this FFO unless precluded from doing so by their UARC contracts with the Government.6. TeamingTeams are also encouraged and may submit proposals in any and all areas. However, partners that are ineligible as lead investigators may not exceed 70% of the funded work. Applicants must be willing to cooperate and exchange software, data and other information in an integrated program with other project participants.Federal/external partnerships should send only 1 proposal to grants.gov from the external partner (such as a university or Cooperative Institute) as the lead investigator. Budget proposals should detail the portion of the proposal that will fund the federal partners including staff time and equipment (including salaries). If investigators from multiple partners are listed, then the contributions and budgets for each must be clearly indicated. Government agencies must partner with a NOAA testbed to be eligible. Applications which are exclusively from Federal agencies should be submitted directly to: christopher.hedge@noaa.govCollaborations with PIs at different universities are allowed, but there must be a single application from a lead university with subawards to the participants from other institutions. Other arrangements will not be considered. |
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. All public or private sources may submit to this Federal Funding Opportunity; however, partnering with universities is highly encouraged. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education; other nonprofits; commercial organizations; state, local and Indian tribal governments; and Federal agencies.Applicants for this opportunity must work in partnership with NOAA testbeds and proving grounds (listed under www.testbeds.noaa.gov). NOAA’s testbeds and proving grounds facilitate the orderly transition of research capabilities to operational implementation through development testing in testbeds, and pre-deployment testing and operational readiness/suitability evaluation in operational proving grounds.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 NOAA R2O Initiative is soliciting proposals for projects involving applied science, modeling and/or data assimilation that support development of effective assimilation for environmental observations at global and regional scales and hurricane and other high-impact weather forecast models that 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
Federal Program Officer Email:christopher.hedge@noaa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Changed # of expected awards. | Nov 13, 2017 | |
| Nov 13, 2017 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2018-2005317 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Round 3 of Research to Operations Initiative: NOAA Testbeds |
| 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: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.468 — Applied Meteorological Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 13, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 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: | $1,000,000 |
| 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: | All public or private sources may submit to this Federal Funding Opportunity; however, partnering with universities is highly encouraged. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education; other nonprofits; commercial organizations; state, local and Indian tribal governments; and Federal agencies. Applicants for this opportunity must work in partnership with NOAA testbeds and proving grounds (listed under www.testbeds.noaa.gov). An eligible organization may submit more than one application (from different principal investigators per II.A).2. Foreign ParticipantsForeign participants and/or individuals may participate to the extent that such participants comply with any necessary Non-Disclosure Agreements, Security Regulations, and any other applicable statutes. Some requirements may cover export-controlled technologies. Research in these areas is limited to “U.S. persons” as defined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 CFR §1201.1.3. Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs)Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards as lead investigators under this FFO. However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible applicants are allowed to the extent that such an arrangement is permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the FFRDC.4. LaboratoriesFederal laboratories are eligible to receive awards as lead investigators under this FFO, only for proposals to work in partnership with NOAA testbeds and proving grounds. As with FFRDCs, these organizations may team with responsible sources from academia and industry that are submitting proposals under this FFO.5. University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs)University Affiliated Research Centers are eligible to submit proposals under this FFO unless precluded from doing so by their UARC contracts with the Government.6. TeamingTeams are also encouraged and may submit proposals in any and all areas. However, partners that are ineligible as lead investigators may not exceed 70% of the funded work. Applicants must be willing to cooperate and exchange software, data and other information in an integrated program with other project participants.Federal/external partnerships should send only 1 proposal to grants.gov from the external partner (such as a university or Cooperative Institute) as the lead investigator. Budget proposals should detail the portion of the proposal that will fund the federal partners including staff time and equipment (including salaries). If investigators from multiple partners are listed, then the contributions and budgets for each must be clearly indicated. Government agencies must partner with a NOAA testbed to be eligible. Applications which are exclusively from Federal agencies should be submitted directly to: christopher.hedge@noaa.govCollaborations with PIs at different universities are allowed, but there must be a single application from a lead university with subawards to the participants from other institutions. Other arrangements will not be considered. |
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. All public or private sources may submit to this Federal Funding Opportunity; however, partnering with universities is highly encouraged. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education; other nonprofits; commercial organizations; state, local and Indian tribal governments; and Federal agencies.Applicants for this opportunity must work in partnership with NOAA testbeds and proving grounds (listed under www.testbeds.noaa.gov). NOAA’s testbeds and proving grounds facilitate the orderly transition of research capabilities to operational implementation through development testing in testbeds, and pre-deployment testing and operational readiness/suitability evaluation in operational proving grounds.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 NOAA R2O Initiative is soliciting proposals for projects involving applied science, modeling and/or data assimilation that support development of effective assimilation for environmental observations at global and regional scales and hurricane and other high-impact weather forecast models that 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
Federal Program Officer Email:christopher.hedge@noaa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2018-2005317 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Round 3 of Research to Operations Initiative: NOAA Testbeds |
| 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: | 4 |
| 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: | $1,000,000 |
| 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: | All public or private sources may submit to this Federal Funding Opportunity; however, partnering with universities is highly encouraged. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education; other nonprofits; commercial organizations; state, local and Indian tribal governments; and Federal agencies. Applicants for this opportunity must work in partnership with NOAA testbeds and proving grounds (listed under www.testbeds.noaa.gov). An eligible organization may submit more than one application (from different principal investigators per II.A). 2. Foreign Participants Foreign participants and/or individuals may participate to the extent that such participants comply with any necessary Non-Disclosure Agreements, Security Regulations, and any other applicable statutes. Some requirements may cover export-controlled technologies. Research in these areas is limited to “U.S. persons” as defined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 CFR §1201.1. 3. Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs) Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards as lead investigators under this FFO. However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible applicants are allowed to the extent that such an arrangement is permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the FFRDC. 4. Laboratories Federal laboratories are eligible to receive awards as lead investigators under this FFO, only for proposals to work in partnership with NOAA testbeds and proving grounds. As with FFRDCs, these organizations may team with responsible sources from academia and industry that are submitting proposals under this FFO. 5. University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) University Affiliated Research Centers are eligible to submit proposals under this FFO unless precluded from doing so by their UARC contracts with the Government. 6. Teaming Teams are also encouraged and may submit proposals in any and all areas. However, partners that are ineligible as lead investigators may not exceed 70% of the funded work. Applicants must be willing to cooperate and exchange software, data and other information in an integrated program with other project participants. Federal/external partnerships should send only 1 proposal to grants.gov from the external partner (such as a university or Cooperative Institute) as the lead investigator. Budget proposals should detail the portion of the proposal that will fund the federal partners including staff time and equipment (including salaries). If investigators from multiple partners are listed, then the contributions and budgets for each must be clearly indicated. Government agencies must partner with a NOAA testbed to be eligible. Applications which are exclusively from Federal agencies should be submitted directly to: christopher.hedge@noaa.gov Collaborations with PIs at different universities are allowed, but there must be a single application from a lead university with subawards to the participants from other institutions. Other arrangements will not be considered. |
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. All public or private sources may submit to this Federal Funding Opportunity; however, partnering with universities is highly encouraged. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education; other nonprofits; commercial organizations; state, local and Indian tribal governments; and Federal agencies. Applicants for this opportunity must work in partnership with NOAA testbeds and proving grounds (listed under www.testbeds.noaa.gov). NOAA’s testbeds and proving grounds facilitate the orderly transition of research capabilities to operational implementation through development testing in testbeds, and pre-deployment testing and operational readiness/suitability evaluation in operational proving grounds. 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 NOAA R2O Initiative is soliciting proposals for projects involving applied science, modeling and/or data assimilation that support development of effective assimilation for environmental observations at global and regional scales and hurricane and other high-impact weather forecast models that 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
Federal Program Officer Email:christopher.hedge@noaa.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 298673 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2018-2005317 Full Announcement.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Christopher Hedge Federal Program Officer 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 | 2681849 | Testbeds R2O Initiative Review | PKG00236174 | Nov 13, 2017 | Feb 07, 2018 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
298673 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
298673 Project-1.1.pdf
298673 CD511-1.1.pdf
298673 Budget-1.1.pdf
298673 SF424B-1.1.pdf
298673 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
298673 Other-1.1.pdf
298673 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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