A Cooperative Agreement for Education and Training for Climate, Water, and Weather (ET-CWW)

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	Federal Grant Title:	A Cooperative Agreement for Education and Training for Climate, Water, and Weather (ET-CWW)
	CFDA Number:	11.467
	CFDA Description:	Meteorologic and Hydrologic Modernization Development
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2011-2002929
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Mar 16, 2011
	Creation Date:	Mar 16, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 22, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 22, 2011
	Archive Date:	May 22, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	6,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants must be academic institutions of higher learning which offer doctoral degrees in atmospheric sciences, or consortia of academic institutions of higher learning which offer doctoral degrees in atmospheric sciences. This restriction is needed because the results of the collaboration are to be incorporated into training and educational processes which ensure academic multidisciplinary peer review.
Grant Description: The primary goal of ET-CWW is to enhance the performance of operational hydrometeorologists in the public and private sectors. Improving human performance for enhanced decision support services is done through collaborative training and education. ET-CWW is accomplished by involving operational hydrometeorologists, scientists and academic staff with expertise across a wide range of environmental, educational and social sciences. These activities engage operational hydrometeorologists, researchers, instructors and students in applied training and simulation exercises that are pivotal to the operational climate, water and weather community. By meeting the goal of ET-CWW, forecasts and warnings of environmental hazards will be improved. This ET-CWW program is designed to complement other contributions to these worldwide education and international training efforts. ET-CWW addresses NOAA's long-term goal for a "Weather Ready Nation", as stated in NOAA's Next Generation Strategic Plan (http://www.ppi.noaa.gov/ngsp.html) in which society is prepared for and responds to weather-related events. A weather-ready nation is a society that is able to prepare for and respond to environmental events that affect safety, health, the environment, economy, and homeland security. NOAA's capacity to provide relevant information can help create a society that is more adaptive to its environment; experiences fewer disruptions, dislocations, and injuries; and that operates a more efficient economy. These training and education support services are critical to environmental forecast and warning operations.
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