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Biden-Harris Administration awards $15.3 million to improve climate projections of future extreme weather

Sea level rise is contributing to increases in high-tide flooding that occurs on days even without storms in coastal communities such as Charleston, South Carolina, depicted in this photo.
Sea level rise is contributing to increases in high-tide flooding that occurs on days even without storms in coastal communities such as Charleston, South Carolina, depicted in this photo. Image credit: NOAA
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Biden-Harris Administration awards $15.3 million to improve climate projections of future extreme weather

Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $15.3 million in funding for NOAA and external collaborators to provide transparent climate projection products and equitable services for the public. This work will address increased demand by public and private sectors for reliable, long-term extreme weather climate information.

“This investment, made possible thanks to President Biden’s historic Inflation Reduction Act, will develop new information services to help communities better prepare for the impacts of extreme weather and climate disasters brought on by climate change — ensuring that families and communities across the country stay safe as we continue to mitigate the rising challenges from the climate crisis,” said U.S Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.

Many people depend on reliable information from NOAA to support decisions around infrastructure development, energy systems deployment and financial investments and decisions that may have consequences 30–50 years into the future. Despite the availability of numerous sources of relevant information, there can be uncertainty about what is the most appropriate information. NOAA, with its diverse scientific expertise and long-standing leadership in product and service delivery, is well-equipped to support these information needs and help build the nation’s climate resilience.

With this funding, NOAA will support multi-decadal climate projections to provide transparent climate information for users, addressing a wide array of risks like heavy precipitation, temperature extremes, drought and coastal flooding. This information will help users understand these risks and how they are expected to change in the future. Researchers will use NOAA’s existing resources and new cloud-based computing platforms to co-develop and disseminate these climate projections to users with the goal of creating sustainable, clear, trustworthy products to help decision-makers plan for future climate conditions. 

As part of this effort, researchers will work closely with decision-makers, including  groups focused on western water resources, heat waves, coastal flood risk, wildfire risk and extreme wind events, to develop customized climate information. The American Society of Civil Engineers is a key initial partner in the co-development of this capability. 

NOAA will further its ability to move climate model data from its research enterprise into user-focused applications. This work will be based on the best available science and research, including the outcomes of 13 previously IRA-funded projects that are also designed to improve our understanding of how key phenomena in the climate system are changing.

“With this investment, NOAA and our partners are working directly with diverse end-user groups to co-develop climate services tailored to specific needs such as addressing coastal inundation, extreme heat, wildfires and other climate impacts,” said Jainey K. Bavishi, assistant secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and deputy NOAA administrator. “The climate services that will be produced by this research are crucial for community resilience across the country.”

See the full list of partners for all funded projects below.

 Developing Decadal Climate Projection Services Through Stakeholder Guidance and Foundational Science focuses on mid-to-long-range climate outlooks for phenomena such as coastal inundation, extreme heat, flooding, drought and wildfires. Researchers will work closely with decision-makers, including representatives from groups focused on western water resources, heat waves, coastal flood risk, wildfire risk and extreme wind events, to develop customized climate information. This effort aims to provide decision-ready information for water resource planning as well as preparing, constructing and planning resilient infrastructure.

  • Project leader: Ben Kirtman, University of Miami (Miami, Florida 33149)
  • Project leader: James W. Hurrell, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado 80523)
  • Project leader: Steve Yeager, National Center for Atmospheric Research (Boulder, Colorado 80307)
  • Project leader: Tiffany Troxler, Florida International University (Miami, Florida 33199)
  • Co-leader: Emily Becker, University of Miami (Miami, Florida 33149)
  • Co-leader: Amy Clement, University of Miami (Miami, Florida 33149)
  • Co-leader: Elizabeth Barnes, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado 80523)
  • Co-leader: Patrick Keys, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado 80523)
  • Co-leader: Gerald Meehl, National Center for Atmospheric Research (Boulder, Colorado 80307)
  • Co-leader: Jadwiga Richter, National Center for Atmospheric Research (Boulder, Colorado 80307)
  • Co-leader: Mari Tye, National Center for Atmospheric Research (Boulder, Colorado 80307)
  • Co-leader: Jessica Bolson, Florida International University (Miami, FL 33199)
  • Collaborator: Derek Arndt, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Asheville, North Carolina 28801)
  • Collaborator: Nathaniel Johnson, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (Princeton, New Jersey 08540)
  • Collaborator: Hosmay Lopez, NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (Miami, Florida 33149)
  • IRA-Modeling Award Amount: $5,801,708
    • Grants and Contracts:
      • Grant to University of Miami: $2,800,000
      • Grant to Colorado State University (CSU): $1,153,786
      • Grant to National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR): $1,447,922
      • Grant to Florida International University (FIU): $400,000

Piloting NOAA Climate Projection Services, led by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), uses funds from the Industry Proving Grounds initiative of the Inflation Reductions Act. This project aims to provide climate information for the 30 to 50-year timeframe, addressing risks like heavy precipitation, temperature extremes, drought, and coastal flooding. It will use NOAA’s existing resources and new cloud-based platforms to disseminate climate projections to users. The goal is to create sustainable online tools to help decision-makers plan for future climate conditions, supporting NOAA’s mission to build a Climate-Ready Nation.

  • Project leader: Russell Vose, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Asheville, North Carolina 28801)
  • Co-lead PI: Joseph Casola, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Asheville, North Carolina 28801)
  • Project leader: Whit Anderson, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (Princeton, New Jersey 08540)
  • Project leader: Bilal Ayyub, University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland 20742)
  • Project leader: Joe Barsugli, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (Boulder, Colorado 80305)
  • Project leader: Andy Hoell, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory (Boulder, Colorado 80305)
  • Project leader: Steve Ansari, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Asheville, North Carolina 28801)
  • Project leader: Derek Arndt, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Asheville, North Carolina 28801)
  • Project leader: John Marra, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Asheville, North Carolina 28801)
  • Project leader: Jennifer Runkle, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth Systems Studies (Asheville, North Carolina 28801)
  • Project leader: Kenneth Kunkel, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth Systems Studies (Asheville, North Carolina 28801)
  • Project leader: William Sweet, NOAA National Ocean Service (Silver Spring, Maryland 20910)
  • IRA-Modeling Award Amount:  $4,245,968
    • Grants and Contracts:
      • Grant to Princeton University: $849,393
      • Contract with SAIC: $1,081,294
      • Grant to University of Colorado, Boulder: $1,050,655
      • Grant to University of Maryland: $960,000
    • Internal Funding:
      • NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory: $304,626
  • IRA-IPG Amount: $3,530,871

Support for data management and stewardship partnering with different external data users to enable data discovery, access, and analysis of relevant data; and ensure availability of data for product and service delivery by NCEI. Perform data quality assurance for quality control and assurance regarding data quality and reliability for application.

  • Project leader: Whit Anderson, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
  • IRA-Modeling Award Amount:  $1,400,000
    • Grants and Contracts:
      • Grant to Princeton University: $700,000
      • Contract with SAIC: $700,000

Improved understanding of how the physical and transition effects of climate change relate to and affect macroeconomic performance and the implications for fiscal, monetary, and financial stability policies. 

  • Project leader: Monica Grasso, NOAA Chief Economist
  • IRA-Modeling Amount:  $303,000
    • Contract with National Academies of Sciences: $303,000

MORE: Please visit NOAA’s Inflation Reduction Act web portal to learn about current and future funding opportunities.

Media contact

Monica Allen, monica.allen@noaa.gov, (202) 379-6693

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