Climate Program Office (CPO), Earth System Science and Modeling Research in support of the Disaster

Climate variability and change present society with significant economic, health, safety, and security challenges. As part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) climate portfolio within the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Climate Program Office (CPO), the Earth System Science and Modeling (ESSM) Division programs address climate challenges by managing competitive research programs that support high-priority science initiatives. CPO/ESSM Programs advance our understanding of the Earth’s climate system and foster the application and use of this knowledge to improve the resilience of our Nation and its partners. Through this announcement, CPO/ESSM is seeking applications for two individual competitions in FY23. These competitions solicit projects in response to the DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT (DRSA), 2022:“Improvements to … precipitation and flood prediction, forecasting, and mitigation capabilities…” (https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5305/text) that align with the goals of NOAA’s Precipitation Prediction Grand Challenge Strategy 2020-2030 (PPGC). (https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/PPGC-Strategy_FINAL_2020-1030.pdf). NOAA’s PPGC initiative is aimed at providing more accurate, reliable, and timely precipitation forecasts across timescales from weather to subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) to seasonal-to-decadal (S2D) through the development and application of a fully coupled Earth system prediction model.

NOAA, OAR, and CPO require applicants and awardees to support the principles of diversity and inclusion when writing their proposals and performing their work; indeed, applicants will be evaluated, in part, on how well principles of diversity and inclusion are addressed. Diversity is defined as a collection of individual attributes that together help organizations achieve objectives. Inclusion is defined as a culture that connects each employee to the organization. Promoting diversity and inclusion improves creativity, productivity, and the vitality of the climate research community in which CPO engages.

Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, international organizations, and state, local and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies or institutions are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice. If applicants or NOAA cooperative institutes are interested in collaborating with NOAA labs/center employees, then applicants should submit their applications directly to this notice. NOAA lab/center federal employees can participate by providing in-kind support.