Remote Community Alert Systems Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Remote Community Alert Systems Program
	CFDA Number:	11.468
	CFDA Description:	Applied Meteorological Research
	Federal Agency Name:	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology Disaster Prevention and Relief Natural Resources Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NWS-NWSPO-2008-2001322
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
	Posted Date:	Feb 08, 2008
	Creation Date:	May 01, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 11, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 22, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	50
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$250,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$50,000
	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: Also, NOAA amends the ``Eligibility'' paragraph to clarify that eligible applicants include those from U.S. Commonwealths and Territories. The current language reads: ``Eligible applicants are States and Tribal Communities.'' NOAA amends this language to read: ``Eligible applicants are States (including U.S. Commonwealths and Territories) and Tribal Communities.''
Grant Description: The Remote Community Alert Systems Program represents an NOAA/NWS effort to provide for outdoor alerting technologies in remote communities effectively underserved by commercial mobile service for the purpose of enabling residents of those communities to receive emergency messages. These activities will engage the private sector, academia, and States in opportunities and technologies to further disseminate emergency messages. This program is a contributing element of the Warning, Alert, and Response Network (WARN) Act. NOAA's program is designed to complement other agency contributions to that national effort. The Federal Communications Commission has defined a remote area to consist of a county with a population density of 100 persons per square mile or less, based on the most recently available Census data. Also, commercial mobile service means those services that are required to provide E911 services in accordance with Section 20.18 of the Commissions rules. Effectively underserved identifies remote communities that do not receive commercial mobile service as demonstrated by coverage maps, technical analyses, field tests, or any other reasonable means.
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Similar Government Grants: • Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project; • Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR) Program; • Remote Community Alert Systems Program 2010; • Remote Community Alert Systems Program 2009; • National Weather Service MSI Program; • Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR) Program