NWS Severe Weather Program

The summary for the NWS Severe Weather Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	NWS Severe Weather Program
	CFDA Number:	11.467
	CFDA Description:	Meteorologic and Hydrologic Modernization Development
	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-NWS-NWSPO-2010-2002150
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 20, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jan 20, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 01, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 01, 2010
	Archive Date:	Mar 31, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$125,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$125,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$125,000
	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 are institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, foreign governments, rganizations under the jurisdiction of foreign governments, and international organizations, state, local and Indian tribal governments.
Grant Description: This funding opportunity will support a study that evaluates how customers and the public receive and interpret operational products, and then make critical decisions. The study should apply social science research techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of current operational products, including graphics and uncertainty information, and to suggest more effective alternatives. It is expected the results of this study will be of interest to operational units, as well as emergency managers, public officials, and the weather enterprise as a whole.
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Grant Announcement Contact: Steve J. Drescher Phone 301-713-0922

email [steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov]
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