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NOFO at a Glance
General Information
CPO’s grant programs manage a competitive process through a NOFO announcement to make awards supporting high-quality research conducted across the United States and internationally on the most urgent climate science questions. While each program area has its own focus, together they advance understanding of Earth’s climate system through interdisciplinary, integrated scientific research, and leverage the resulting knowledge, data, and systems to enhance society’s ability to plan and respond to climate variability and climate change. Toward this end, CPO also supports partnerships that build end-to-end pipelines of information (e.g., integrated information systems) flowing from scientists to decision-makers.
In FY 2025, MAPP is soliciting proposals from early career researchers to foster innovative Earth System Modeling research. This award will support early-career scientists who have the potential to serve as research leaders and mentors to future scientists, and who are interested in focusing their research careers on Earth System Model development and application relevant to the NOAA mission. Applicants would be expected to propose a research plan centered around topics prioritized by the MAPP program, which include: advancing climate and Earth system models to better simulate climate variability and change, improving multi-annual to decadal climate prediction systems and products, and multi-decadal projections; and applying Earth system models to better understand, predict, and project drought, extreme heat, sea level change, and marine ecosystems.
Links to Full NOFO and Grants.gov Listing
Important Dates/Deadlines
Letters of Intent:
Letters of intent (LOIs) should be submitted by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on September 18, 2024.
Full Applications:
Full applications must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time, on December 9, 2024.
Applications received after this time will not be considered for funding.
Applications must be submitted via http://www.grants.gov. For applications submitted through grants.gov, the basis for determining timeliness is the receipt notice issued by www.grants.gov, which includes the date and time received.
Emailed or faxed copies of applications will not be accepted.
Applicants without Internet access:
For applicants without internet access, please contact the CPO Grants Manager Diane Brown by mail at NOAA Climate Program Office (R/CP1), SSMC3, Room 12734, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 to obtain an application package.
Please allow two weeks after receipt for a response. Hard copy submissions will be date and time stamped when they are received in the Climate Program Office.
Where to Submit
Application packages:
Visit the Grants.gov listing and click on Apply.
Federal Funding Opportunity Number:
Applicants without Internet access:
Send applications to:
Diane Brown
CPO Grants Manager
NOAA Climate Program Office (R/CP1), SSMC3, Room 12734
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Please allow two weeks after receipt for a response. Hard copy submissions will be date and time stamped when they are received in the Climate Program Office.
For Federal Investigators
Federal lead investigators who wish to apply to this Announcement of Opportunity must prepare a proposal according to the FFO guidelines and submit the proposal to the program manager directly, instead of to Grants.gov. Federal co-investigators must submit a proposal identical to the proposal lead’s but with personalized budget information.
Letters of Intent for Federal investigators should be received by the Competition Manager by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 18, 2024.
Full applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on December 9, 2024.
Questions/Who to Contact
For competition specific information please contact the Competition Manager, david.benson@noaa.gov.
For general questions about the NOFO application process, please contact the CPO Grants Specialist Kathleen Palermo or the CPO Grants Manager, Diane Brown, by mail (see address below) or at diane.brown@noaa.gov.
Diane Brown
CPO Grants Manager
NOAA Climate Program Office (R/CP1), SSMC3, Room 12734
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Please allow up to two weeks after receipt for a response.
Additional Links
Webinars/Events
For FY25, the MAPP program is soliciting proposals to 2 competitions. Informational video provides details for applications, including timelines and deadlines.
A joint discussion with Q&A was held for all FY25 competitions hosted by the Climate Program Office's Earth System Science and Modeling (ESSM) Division programs. The video recording can be found by visiting the event page.
List Of Competitions
MAPP is accepting individual applications for 1 competition.
Early career award for exceptional research in Earth System Model Development and Application
Program Manager(s)
- David Benson
- david.benson@noaa.gov
Grants Specialist
- Kathleen Palermo
In FY 2025, MAPP is soliciting proposals from early career researchers to foster innovative Earth System Modeling research. This award will support early-career scientists who have the potential to serve as research leaders and mentors to future scientists, and who are interested in focusing their research careers on Earth System Model development and application relevant to the NOAA mission. Applicants would be expected to propose a research plan centered around topics prioritized by the MAPP program, which include: advancing climate and Earth system models to better simulate climate variability and change, improving multi-annual to decadal climate prediction systems and products, and multi-decadal projections; and applying Earth system models to better understand, predict, and project drought, extreme heat, sea level change, and marine ecosystems.
For FY25, the MAPP program is soliciting proposals to 2 competitions. Informational video provides details for applications, including timelines and deadlines.
