NOAA Hydrology Research Grant

NOAA’s Hydrology Research Grant program aims to enhance river forecasting accuracy by fostering collaborations between the NWS Office of Hydrologic Development and academic or public agencies. The focus is on improving hydrologic and water resource forecasts, integrating weather observations, climate forecasts, and surface and groundwater systems. Applications must demonstrate the use of innovative observation techniques applicable at high spatial resolution to enhance forecasts, particularly in areas with artificial irrigation. Proposals align with NOAA’s goals to understand climate variability and provide vital weather and water information. Researchers and students are encouraged to engage in basic and applied research to benefit public safety. Closing date for submissions is March 3, 2009.

Opportunity ID: 44571

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General Information

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	NWS-NWSPO-2009-2001614
Funding Opportunity Title:	Hydrologic Research
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:	–
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:	–
Expected Number of Awards:	2
Assistance Listings:	11.462 — Hydrologic Research
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No
Version:	Synopsis 1
Posted Date:	Jan 05, 2009
Last Updated Date:	–
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 03, 2009 Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov on or before 3 p.m. EST March 3, 2009. Please Note: It may take Grants.gov up to two (2) business days to validate or reject the application. Please keep this in mind in developing your submission timeline. Both hard copy and electronic proposals received after that time will not be considered for funding and will be returned to the applicant. The submission date on proposals submitted through Grants.gov will be the time and date indicator in the Grants.gov submission. For proposals submitted by hard copy, the submission date will be the time stamp on the received documents.
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 03, 2009 Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov on or before 3 p.m. EST March 3, 2009. Please Note: It may take Grants.gov up to two (2) business days to validate or reject the application. Please keep this in mind in developing your submission timeline. Both hard copy and electronic proposals received after that time will not be considered for funding and will be returned to the applicant. The submission date on proposals submitted through Grants.gov will be the time and date indicator in the Grants.gov submission. For proposals submitted by hard copy, the submission date will be the time stamp on the received documents.
Archive Date:	Apr 02, 2009
Estimated Total Program Funding:	–
Award Ceiling:	–
Award Floor:	–

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Eligible applicants are Federal agencies; institutions
of higher education; other nonprofits; commercial organizations;
foreign governments; organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign
governments; international organizations; state, local and Indian
tribal governments. Applications from non Federal and Federal
applicants will be competed against each other.

Proposals selected for funding from non Federal applicants will be
funded through a project grant or cooperative agreement under the terms
of this notice. Proposals selected for funding from NOAA scientists
shall be effected by an intra agency fund transfer. Proposals selected
for funding from a non NOAA Federal agency will be funded through an
inter-agency transfer.

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.
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.

Additional Information

Agency Name:	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Description:	This program represents a NOAA/NWS effort to create a cost-effective continuum of basic and applied research through collaborative research between the Hydrology Laboratory of the NWS Office of Hydrologic Development and academic communities or other private or public agencies which have expertise in the hydrometeorologic, hydrologic, and hydraulic routing sciences, as well as those aspects of social sciences that apply to hydrologic and water resources forecasting and how information on those forecasts is distributed and assimilated by managers and the public. These activities will engage researchers and students in basic and applied research to improve the scientific understanding of river forecasting. Ultimately these efforts will improve the accuracy of forecasts and warnings of rivers and flash floods by applying scientific knowledge and information to NWS research methods and techniques, resulting in a benefit to the public. NOAA’s program is designed to complement other agency contributions to that national effort. This Program addresses two NOAA goals: (1) Understand Climate Variability and Change To Enhance Society’s Ability To Plan and Respond and (2) Serve Society’s Needs for Weather and Water Information. NOAA will give sole attention to individual proposals addressing the following science priority: Use of weather observations and weather and climate forecasts for the improvement of hydrologic and water resources forecasts. The Office of Hydrologic Development is interested in receiving proposals that demonstrate the use of in situ and remote sensing techniques for weather, hydrologic and water resources observations; numerical weather and climate forecasts; and coupled surface and groundwater systems, to demonstrate how the combination of those techniques could enhance hydrologic and water resources forecasts. OHD is specifically interested in the use of cost- effective observation techniques that are applicable at high spatial resolution to large areas and that, in combination with land surface models, allow the estimation of soil moisture profiles in areas subject to artificial irrigation.
Link to Additional Information:	Click on Full Announcement Button located at the top of this page
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Steve Drescher Policy Advisor Phone 301-713-0926 Email:steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov

Version History

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Packages

Agency Contact Information:	Steve Drescher Policy Advisor Phone 301-713-0926 Email: steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov
Who Can Apply:	Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number	Competition ID	Competition Title	Opportunity Package ID	Opening Date	Closing Date	Actions
11.462	2137409	Hydrologic Research	PKG00009872	Jan 02, 2009	Mar 03, 2009	View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

44571 SF424-2.0.pdf

44571 Project-1.1.pdf

44571 Budget-1.1.pdf

44571 CD511-1.1.pdf

44571 SF424B-1.1.pdf

44571 SF424A-1.0.pdf

Optional forms

44571 Other-1.1.pdf