Regional and Global Climate Modeling Program: Modes of Low Frequency Variability in a Changing Climate

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	Federal Grant Title:	Regional and Global Climate Modeling Program: Modes of Low Frequency Variability in a Changing Climate
	CFDA Number:	81.049
	CFDA Description:	Office of Science Financial Assistance Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Chicago Service Center
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000242
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 21, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jan 21, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 12, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 12, 2010
	Archive Date:	Sep 30, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	10
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$3,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$250,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$150,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: All types of domestic entities are eligible to apply, except other Federal agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), and nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31,1995. Inter-institutional collaborations are strongly encouraged to enhance and strengthen research capabilities as needed. Collaboration could include institutions such as universities, industry, non-profit organizations, federal laboratories and FFRDCs, including the DOE National Laboratories. Collaborations should be limited to filling critical voids in expertise and represent only a modest portion of the overall effort. Additionally, Federal agencies should not be included as participants or expect to receive funding under this Announcement.
Grant Description: The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research grants on the topic of Modes of Low Frequency Variability in a Changing Climate under the Regional and Global Climate Modeling (RGCM) program. Simulation of global and large-scale features of climate change has improved considerably over the past decade; nevertheless climate and earth system models do not yet accurately simulate major modes of low frequency climate variability, e.g., the Pacific Decadal Variability (PDV), Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO), and the North Atlantic Oscillation. How natural climate variability interacts and modulates future climate change is a topic of intense debate in the research community. High risk, high pay-off research ideas that explore innovative new directions that further the understanding of the modes of low frequency variability are encouraged; they should clearly describe how the proposed ideas have the potential to lead to breakthroughs in modeling of climate at global and regional scales.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: https://www.fedconnect.net
Grant Announcement Contact: Deborah A. Greenawalt, Grants Analyst, 301-903-4074deb.greenawalt@science.doe.govRenu R. Joseph, Technical-Scientific Program Contact, 301-903-9237renu.joseph@science.doe.gov
deb.greenawalt@science.doe.gov [deb.greenawalt@science.doe.gov]
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