Financial Assistance To Establish five NOAA Cooperative Science Centers at Minority Serving Institutions Announcement

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	Federal Grant Title:	Financial Assistance To Establish five NOAA Cooperative Science Centers at Minority Serving Institutions Announcement
	CFDA Number:	11.481
	CFDA Description:	Educational Partnership Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Other
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-SEC-OED-2010-2002243
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 20, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jan 20, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 19, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 19, 2010
	Archive Date:	Aug 18, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	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: For the purpose of this program, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-Serving Institutions, and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions, as identified on the 2007 United States Department of Education, Accredited Postsecondary Minority Institution list (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst.html and http://www.ed.gov/about/ offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst-list-tab.html) are eligible to apply. A proposed Center's principal academic institution must be an accredited MSI with a Ph.D. -granting degree program in a STEM field that supports NOAA's mission. Applications will not be accepted from non-profit organizations (that are not classified as Institutions of Higher Education), foundations, auxiliary services or any other entity submitted on behalf of MSIs.
Grant Description: The purpose of this document is to announce to the public that in the spring of 2010, NOAA's Office of Education (OEd), Educational Partnership Program (EPP) with MSIs anticipates soliciting applications from accredited postsecondary MSIs to establish five NOAA Cooperative Science Centers (CSCs). These five Centers are designed to create collaborative partnerships among MSIs and NOAA's five Line Offices (LOs) including: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS); National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); National Weather Service (NWS); National Ocean Service (NOS); and, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR). NOAA's mission as stated in the FY2009--2014 NOAA Strategic Plan, is understand and predict changes in Earth's environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our nation's economic, social, and environmental needs. Additional information about NOAA may be found on the Web site: www.noaa.gov. Each NOAA Cooperative Science Center must conduct research and education that directly supports NOAA's mission. The purpose of these Centers at Minority Serving Institutions is to: (1) Conduct research in collaboration with NOAA to better understand the significance of changes in the Earth's ocean, coasts, Great Lakes, weather and climate; (2) educate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related to the Centers' research to expand the size and diversity of NOAA and the nations STEM workforce; and, (3) build capacity and ustainability at all Center institutions. The Centers are to collaborate with NOAA by partnering with NOAA employees to conduct research and education that supports NOAA's mission. The Centers are to leverage this research and education to train and graduate students in NOAA-mission STEM fields. The Centers are to build sustainable capacity, including upgraded lab facilities, additional faculty and other research capacity that will enhance their ability to conduct NOAA research and education that contributes to a pipeline of students trained in STEM fields. The EPP is designed to enhance capacity at MSIs that educate, train, and graduate students in STEM and serve the purpose of increasing environmental literacy by establishing partnerships with academia, the private sector, and other Federal, state, tribal and local agencies. The program description of EPP may be found on the Web site: www.epp.noaa.gov. Please consult both the Federal Register Notice (FRN) and the Federal Funding Opportunity announcement that will be available spring 2010. Letters of Intent (LOI) are not required. However, interested parties may submit LOI to NOAA EPP no later than 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, January 22, 2010. The LOIs will assist NOAA in determining the number and locations for programmatic informational sessions. NOAA plans to announce dates of the programmatic information sessions in the spring 2010 FRN.
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