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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Reviewing 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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What’s Happening Now

News at NOAA’s Weather Program Office

On September 27, 2023, the VIIRS instrument onboard NOAA’s JPSS satellites captured this True Color imagery of Canadian wildfire smoke being pulled across the Atlantic Ocean by two areas of low pressure. (NOAA)

Fire weather, Climate Testbed projects announced

The Weather Program Office is pleased to announce the fire weather and Climate Testbed projects awarded in the FY24 Notice of Funding Opportunity competition. These six projects, involving eight institutions, are set to receive a total of $3.74 million over the next two years. Fire weather projects will improve wildfire…

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Funded Projects

New WPO Research funded in Fiscal Year 2022