This NOAA grant, the Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project (HFIP), seeks academic proposals to advance operational hurricane forecasts. It aims to engage and coordinate hurricane research, supporting projects in applied science and/or modeling. The primary goal is improving operational hurricane guidance, focusing on innovations with clear potential for transition into operational systems. This grant facilitates transferring relevant scientific and technological advancements, including model enhancements, into NOAA’s operational numerical weather prediction analyses and forecasts. Awarded projects will directly contribute to NOAA’s Weather Ready Nation strategy by enhancing preparedness and resilience to hurricanes.
Opportunity ID: 62593
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2011-2002893 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.468 — Applied Meteorological Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 06, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 04, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 04, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 03, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $150,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants include all but government laboratories and organizations. This restriction is needed because the results of the collaboration are to be incorporated in processes which ensure multidisciplinary peer review as well as Federal review of scientific validity for use in operational warning and forecasting of tropical cyclones. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | The Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project (HFIP) is a NOAA initiative to engage and coordinate hurricane research required to improve operational hurricane forecasts. HFIP is soliciting proposals to support academia for projects involving applied hurricane science and/or hurricane modeling that demonstrates potential to transition into operational hurricane systems with the goal of improving operational hurricane guidance. This notice provides guidelines for submission of proposals. This notice also describes opportunities and application procedures to facilitate the transfer of relevant applied science and technology advancements and hurricane model advancements into operational hurricane numerical weather prediction (NWP) analyses and forecasts. The HFIP Program addresses NOAA?s Strategy Execution and Evaluation (SEE)/Weather Ready Nation. |
| Link to Additional Information: | CLICK ON FULL OPPORTUNITY BUTTON LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE. |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Steve Drescher
Policy Advisor Email:steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 62593 Full Announcement-1 -> noaa-nws-nwspo-2011-2002893 – hurricane forecast improvement project.pdf
Folder 62593 Full Announcement-1 -> dep[artment of commerce preaward notification requirements federa register notice 2-11-2008.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Steve Drescher Policy Advisor Email: steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.468 | 2219734 | Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project | PKG00025491 | Jan 06, 2011 | Mar 04, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
62593 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
62593 Project-1.1.pdf
62593 CD511-1.1.pdf
62593 Budget-1.1.pdf
62593 SF424B-1.1.pdf
62593 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
62593 Other-1.1.pdf
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