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Opportunity Summary:

The Department of Commerce, through NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Climate Program Office (CPO), offered this FY 2013 discretionary funding opportunity to support research and related activities that help society understand, prepare for, and respond to climate variability and long-term climate change. The program frames climate change as a set of practical economic, health, safety, and national security challenges, and positions NOAA's role around building usable science and services that strengthen resilience in ecosystems, communities, and economies. The opportunity is explicitly tied to NOAA's mission of Science, Service, and Stewardship and aligned with NOAA's Next Generation Strategic Plan (NGSP), which lays out the agency's climate priorities and defines what progress should look like over a five-year horizon.

The NGSP climate objectives driving the competition are fourfold: improving scientific understanding of the climate system and its impacts; producing assessments of current and future climate conditions that inform decisions; supporting mitigation and adaptation choices through sustained and reliable climate services; and advancing climate literacy so the public better understands climate risks and can make informed choices. To reach these objectives, the announcement emphasizes investment in several "core capabilities" that NOAA considers foundational to climate science and services. These include understanding and modeling of the climate system, observing systems and climate monitoring (along with data stewardship and information management), predictions and projections, and integrated service development and decision support. In practice, proposals were expected to connect clearly to one or more of these capabilities and explain how the work would contribute to actionable outcomes rather than remaining purely academic.

In addition to the core capabilities, the opportunity highlights a set of societal challenge areas where NOAA sought early and visible progress in delivering timely climate services. These focus areas include climate impacts on water resources, coastal vulnerability and resilience to climate impacts, sustainability of marine ecosystems, changes in extremes of weather and climate, and information that supports efforts to mitigate climate change. The announcement notes that multiple competitions were bundled under this overall funding opportunity, and each competition targeted one or more of the capabilities or societal challenges. Applicants were therefore expected to be explicit about fit: the proposal and especially the abstract needed to spell out relevance to NOAA's climate science and services goals, include a paragraph connecting the work to the NGSP's long-term goal of climate adaptation and mitigation, and clarify alignment with the specific competition being pursued.

Funding was estimated at approximately $14.5 million total for FY 2013, contingent on appropriations, with an expected portfolio of roughly 100 to 115 new awards. Most awards were anticipated to fall between $50,000 and $200,000 per year, though the announcement allowed for exceptions where larger budgets were justified. The primary award mechanisms were grants and cooperative agreements, and the activity category was science and technology research and development. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement stated for applicants, which reduced barriers for organizations that might otherwise struggle to provide non-federal funds.

Eligibility was broad across the research and applied climate services landscape. Eligible applicants included institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, commercial (for-profit) organizations, international organizations, and state, local, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies and federal institutions were explicitly not eligible to receive federal assistance under this notice. NOAA encouraged prospective investigators to review guidance and updates via the CPO opportunities website before submitting an application, underscoring that applicants should align closely with competition-specific priorities and proposal instructions.

Key administrative details include the Funding Opportunity Number NOAA OAR CPO 2013 2003445 and CFDA number 11.431 (Climate and Atmospheric Research). The opportunity was posted on August 9, 2012, originally due November 6, 2012, and later extended to a current closing date of November 16, 2012, with an archive date of December 16, 2012. For access issues or questions about the full announcement, the listed point of contact was Diane Brown at NOAA's Climate Program Office in Silver Spring, Maryland (telephone 301-734-1206).

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