FY 2013 Joint Hurricane Testbed

Post Date

August 10th 2012

Application Due Date

December 7th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

NOAA-OAR-OWAQ-2013-2003469

CFDA Number(s)

11.459

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

12

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education; other nonprofits; commercial organizations; foreign governments; organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign governments; international organizations; state, local and Indian tribal governments; and Federal agencies

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1000000

• Award Range:

  $50000 - $200000

Grant Description

The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is soliciting LOIs (Letters of Intent) under the United States Weather Research Program (USWRP), as administrated by the USWRP Joint Hurricane Testbed (JHT). This notice also provides guidelines for the submission of full proposals. This notice describes opportunities and application procedures for the transfer of relevant research and technology advances into tropical cyclone analysis and forecast operations. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education; other nonprofits; commercial organizations; foreign governments; organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign governments; international organizations; state, local and Indian tribal governments; and Federal agencies. This notice calls for researchers to submit proposals to test and evaluate, and modify if necessary, in a quasi-operational environment, their own scientific and technological research applications. Projects satisfying metrics for success and operational constraints may be selected for operational implementation by the operational center(s) after the completion of the JHT-funded work. The period of the award is from one to two years.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Commerce

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Dr. Jiann-Gwo Jiing, Director, Joint Hurricane Testbed, Tropical Prediction Center, 11691 SW. 17th Street, Miami, FL 33165, Telephone: 305-229-4443

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Office

• Agency Email Address:

  Jiann-Gwo.Jiing@noaa.gov