Opportunity Information: Apply for NOAA OAR CPO 2016 2004413
Apply for NOAA OAR CPO 2016 2004413
- The Department of Commerce in the environment natural resources science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Climate Program Office FY 2016" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.431 Climate and Atmospheric Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 1, 2015 and posted on Jul 1, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 15, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $14,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 76 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Private institutions of higher education City or township governments Independent school districts For profit organizations other than small businesses Special district governments County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Climate Program Office (CPO) FY 2016 opportunity is a NOAA funding announcement focused on helping society understand, prepare for, and respond to climate variability and long-term climate change. The program is rooted in NOAA's broader mission of "Science, Service, and Stewardship" and is framed by NOAA's Next Generation Strategic Plan, which emphasizes building resilience in ecosystems, communities, and economies. Through this grant competition, NOAA is looking to support work that strengthens climate science and turns that science into usable information for real-world decisions, including adaptation and mitigation planning across multiple sectors.
At its core, the opportunity funds competitive projects that advance NOAA's long-term climate goals in four connected areas: improving scientific understanding of the climate system and its impacts; producing assessments of current and future climate conditions to inform policy and management; supporting mitigation and adaptation choices through sustained, reliable, and timely climate services; and building a climate-literate public that can recognize vulnerabilities and make informed decisions. NOAA explicitly highlights the importance of partnerships and active engagement with decision-makers and stakeholders, including collaboration across federal, state, tribal, regional, and local governments, as well as universities, private-sector groups, and international research entities. CPO also plays a broader coordinating role by providing strategic guidance across NOAA's climate science and services portfolio and by supporting national and international efforts such as the U.S. Global Change Research Program and the National Climate Assessment.
The types of activities supported span the full pipeline from foundational science to application. NOAA describes investments in climate research, essential oceanic and atmospheric observations, modeling, information management and data stewardship, assessments, interdisciplinary decision support research, outreach, education, and capacity-building. The announcement emphasizes four "core capabilities" that proposals may strengthen: observing systems, climate monitoring, and data stewardship; climate understanding and modeling; predictions and projections; and research aimed at informing decisions. These capabilities are meant to improve NOAA's ability to deliver actionable climate services.
The opportunity also identifies broad societal challenge areas where the funded work is expected to contribute practical value. These include climate impacts on water resources, coastal resilience and climate impacts on coasts, sustainability of marine ecosystems, and changes in extremes of weather and climate. In other words, projects may be oriented toward improving the science behind these issues, improving the observation and data systems that track them, improving predictive tools and projections, and/or improving how information is translated into decisions by communities and institutions.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity from the Department of Commerce, run through NOAA, using grant and cooperative agreement mechanisms. The funding opportunity number is NOAA-OAR-CPO-2016-2004413, and the CFDA program is 11.431 (Climate and Atmospheric Research). NOAA anticipated making about 76 awards, with an estimated total funding level of $14,000,000. Individual awards were expected to fall between $50,000 (floor) and $300,000 (ceiling). The announcement stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Eligibility is broad and includes many common research and public-serving entities. Eligible applicants include state and local governments (including county governments, city/township governments, special district governments, and independent school districts), federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations, public and state-controlled and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including both 501(c)(3) and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status), small businesses, and other for-profit organizations (with small businesses listed separately). This range reflects NOAA's emphasis on cross-sector partnerships and applied outcomes that reach beyond academia alone.
Key dates listed in the notice include a posted and creation date of July 1, 2015, with an original and current closing date of December 15, 2015, and an archive date of January 14, 2016. For applicant support, the listed contact was Diane Brown, CPO Grants Manager, at 301-734-1206, particularly for issues accessing the full announcement electronically.
FAQs: NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO) FY 2016 Funding Opportunity
1. What is this funding opportunity?
This is a NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO) FY 2016 discretionary funding opportunity that supports competitive projects designed to help society understand, prepare for, and respond to climate variability and long-term climate change.
2. Which agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is run through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the U.S. Department of Commerce, administered by NOAA's Climate Program Office (CPO).
3. What is the main purpose of the program?
The program aims to strengthen climate science and translate that science into usable information that supports real-world decisions, including adaptation and mitigation planning across multiple sectors.
4. How does this opportunity connect to NOAA's broader mission and strategy?
The opportunity is rooted in NOAA's mission of "Science, Service, and Stewardship" and is framed by NOAA's Next Generation Strategic Plan, which emphasizes building resilience in ecosystems, communities, and economies.
5. What major goals or focus areas does NOAA expect projects to advance?
Funded projects are intended to advance NOAA's long-term climate goals across four connected areas:
- Improving scientific understanding of the climate system and its impacts
- Producing assessments of current and future climate conditions to inform policy and management
- Supporting mitigation and adaptation choices through sustained, reliable, and timely climate services
- Building a climate-literate public that can recognize vulnerabilities and make informed decisions
6. What kinds of activities can be supported under this opportunity?
NOAA describes support across the full pipeline from foundational science to application, including:
- Climate research
- Essential oceanic and atmospheric observations
- Modeling
- Information management and data stewardship
- Assessments
- Interdisciplinary decision support research
- Outreach, education, and capacity-building
7. What are the "core capabilities" that proposals may strengthen?
The announcement identifies four core capabilities that proposals may strengthen to improve NOAA's delivery of actionable climate services:
- Observing systems, climate monitoring, and data stewardship
- Climate understanding and modeling
- Predictions and projections
- Research aimed at informing decisions
8. What societal challenge areas does NOAA highlight for practical impact?
NOAA highlights several broad societal challenge areas where funded work is expected to provide practical value:
- Climate impacts on water resources
- Coastal resilience and climate impacts on coasts
- Sustainability of marine ecosystems
- Changes in extremes of weather and climate
9. Is this a grant, a cooperative agreement, or both?
This opportunity uses grant and cooperative agreement mechanisms.
10. What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is NOAA-OAR-CPO-2016-2004413.
11. What is the CFDA program for this opportunity?
The CFDA program is 11.431, Climate and Atmospheric Research.
12. How much total funding was anticipated?
NOAA estimated a total funding level of $14,000,000 for this competition.
13. About how many awards did NOAA anticipate making?
NOAA anticipated making about 76 awards.
14. What was the expected award size range?
Individual awards were expected to range from $50,000 (floor) to $300,000 (ceiling).
15. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
16. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes:
- State governments
- Local governments (including county governments, city/township governments, special district governments, and independent school districts)
- Federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status)
- Small businesses
- Other for-profit organizations
17. Does NOAA encourage partnerships?
Yes. NOAA explicitly highlights the importance of partnerships and active engagement with decision-makers and stakeholders, including collaboration across federal, state, tribal, regional, and local governments, as well as universities, private-sector groups, and international research entities.
18. What kinds of stakeholders does NOAA expect applicants to engage?
The announcement emphasizes engagement with decision-makers and stakeholders and points to collaboration across government levels, academia, private-sector groups, and international research entities.
19. How does CPO fit into broader national and international climate efforts?
The notice describes CPO as having a coordinating role by providing strategic guidance across NOAA's climate science and services portfolio and supporting national and international efforts such as the U.S. Global Change Research Program and the National Climate Assessment.
20. What were the key dates for this opportunity?
- Posted/created date: July 1, 2015
- Original closing date: December 15, 2015
- Current closing date: December 15, 2015
- Archive date: January 14, 2016
21. Who was the listed contact for applicant support?
The listed contact was Diane Brown, CPO Grants Manager.
22. What was the contact phone number provided in the notice?
The phone number provided was 301-734-1206.
23. What types of issues was the contact specifically associated with?
The notice specifically points applicants to the contact for issues accessing the full announcement electronically.
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