We Fund Research to Improve Your Weather Forecast

The NOAA Weather Program Office funds research to improve weather forecasts, save lives, and reduce property damage. We work throughout the Weather Enterprise to foster research that can be transitioned into operational weather forecasts so the public can be better prepared for weather phenomena.

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Accepting Proposals for the FY25 NOFOs

We fund research to advance weather forecasting

The NOAA Weather Program Office is currently accepting proposals for FY25 Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO). These NOFOs will fund six competitions, totaling up to $12.8 million per year:

  • Observations
  • Air Quality Research and Forecasting (AQRF)
  • Testbeds
  • VORTEX USA
  • Subseasonal to Seasonal
  • Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBES)

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News at NOAA’s Weather Program Office

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WPO seeks reviewers for FY25 funding opportunities

NOAA’s Weather Program Office (WPO) is looking for proposal reviewers to help shape the future of weather research. By volunteering, you can play a key role in evaluating innovative projects that aim to advance critical research and improve weather forecasts, ultimately delivering effective and life-saving information to the public. WPO…

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Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA fund over $22M to advance research of water-related climate impacts

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) provided NOAA $492 million over five years to improve coastal and inland flood and inundation mapping and forecasting capabilities, advance next-generation water modeling activities, and to modernize precipitation frequency atlases for the U.S., including probable maximum precipitation. Funding was also provided to build out subseasonal…

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Funded Projects

New WPO Research funded in Fiscal Year 2022