Research in Satellite Data Assimilation for Numerical Weather, Climate, and Environmental Forecast Systems

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	Federal Grant Title:	Research in Satellite Data Assimilation for Numerical Weather, Climate, and Environmental Forecast Systems
	CFDA Number:	11.440
	CFDA Description:	Environmental Sciences, Applications, Data, and Education
	Federal Agency Name:	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources Science and Technology Environment Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NESDIS-NESDISPO-2008-2001042
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 04, 2007
	Creation Date:	Jul 04, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 02, 2007 Letters of Intent (LOI) must be received by NOAA/NESDIS no later than 5 p.m. eastern time, August 10, 2007. Full proposals must be received no later than 5 p.m. eastern time, October 2, 2007.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Nov 01, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	6
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$600,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$150,000
	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: Eligible applications can be from institutions of higher education, other non-profits, international organizations, state, local and Indian tribal governments. U.S. Federal agencies or institutions are eligible to receive Federal assistance under this Notice. Please Note: Before non-NOAA Federal applicants may be funded, they must demonstrate that they have legal authority to receive funds from another Federal agency in excess of their appropriation. The only exception to this is governmental research facilities for awards issued under the authority of 49 U.S.C. 44720(b). Because this announcement is not proposing to procure goods or services from applicants, the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535) is not an appropriate legal basis.
Grant Description: The NOAA/NASA/DOD Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) announces the availability of Federal assistance for research in the area of Satellite Data Assimilation in Numerical Weather, Climate, and Environmental Forecast Systems. The goal of the JCSDA is to accelerate the use of observations from earth-orbiting satellites in operational numerical prediction models for the purpose of improving weather, ocean mesoscale, and other environmental forecasts, improving seasonal to interannual climate forecasts, and increasing the physical accuracy of climate reanalysis. The advanced instruments of current and planned NOAA, NASA, DOD, and international agency satellite missions will provide large volumes of data on atmospheric, oceanic, and land surface conditions with accuracies and spatial resolutions never before achieved. The JCSDA will strive to ensure that the Nation realizes the maximum benefit of its investment in space as part of an advanced global observing system. Funded proposals will help accelerate the use of satellite data from both operational and experimental spacecraft in operational weather, ocean mesoscale, climate, and environmental prediction environments, improve community radiative transfer models and surface emissivity models, improve characterization of the error covariances related to forecast models, radiative transfer models and satellite observations.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Steve Drescher
Policy Advisor
steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov Contact if you have a problem downloading application forms.
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