The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is offering this grant to support its Atmospheric System Research (ASR) Program. This grant is for innovative laboratory and observational data analyses to improve cloud and aerosol formulations in global climate models. The goal is to enhance understanding of cloud and aerosol properties and their impact on the atmospheric radiation balance, thereby reducing climate simulation uncertainty. Research areas include developing algorithms for ARM data, creating instrument simulators, utilizing measurements for process understanding, and translating findings to improve model formulations.
Opportunity ID: 52569
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DE-FOA-0000291 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Atmospheric System Research |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 40 |
| Assistance Listings: | 81.049 — Office of Science Financial Assistance Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 08, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 01, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 01, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 08, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $7,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | All types of entities are eligible to apply as the lead institution, except Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Contractors and nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Chicago Service Center |
| Description: | The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in receiving applications to develop innovative laboratory and observational data analyses and to utilize the resulting knowledge from such analyses to improve cloud and aerosol formulations in global climate models. The intent is to improve the understanding and modeling of cloud and aerosol properties and processes and their impact on the atmospheric radiation balance. The research areas of interest include the development or improvement of algorithms for retrieving the required atmospheric parameters from Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) instruments; alternatively, developing instrument simulators to facilitate more accurate intercomparison of measurements with modeling data; studies utilizing ARM data and Atmospheric Science Program (ASP) measurements to improve the understanding of c loud, aerosol, and radiation physical processes; and, the translation of process study results to improve or develop formulations for the respective processes to improve climate model simulations. If the application is successful, the research would be part of the Atmospheric System Research (ASR) Program in the Climate and Environmental Sciences Division (CESD). The ASR Program was established in FY2010 by merger of the former ARM Science Program and the ASP; it is one of several DOE programs in the interagency U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). The mission of ASR http://asr.science.energy.gov/, in partnership with the ARM Climate Research Facility (ACRF), is to quantify the interactions among aerosols, clouds, precipitation, radiation, dynamics, and thermodynamics to improve fundamental process-level understanding, with the ultimate goal to reduce the uncertainty in global climate simulations and projections. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FedConnect |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Kimberlie J. Laing, Grants Analyst, 301-903-3026
kim.laing@science.doe.gov Kirankumar V. Alapaty, Program Manager, 301-903-3175 kiran.alapaty@science.doe.gov Email:kim.laing@science.doe.gov |
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| Agency Contact Information: | Kimberlie J. Laing, Grants Analyst, 301-903-3026 kim.laing@science.doe.gov Kirankumar V. Alapaty, Program Manager, 301-903-3175 kiran.alapaty@science.doe.gov Email: kim.laing@science.doe.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81.049 | DE-FOA-0000291 | Atmospheric System Research | PKG00017000 | Mar 08, 2010 | Jun 01, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
52569 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
52569 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
52569 PerformanceSite_1_2-1.2.pdf
52569 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
52569 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
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