NOFO FY24 – FAQs
Are you planning to submit a proposal for the WPO FY24 NOFO? Before you apply, be sure to check out these FAQs about the competition.
EPIC CODEFEST
Join us for a week-long virtual CodeFest on September 18-22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The CodeFest is open to participants of all experience levels.
FY24 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
The FY24 NOFO for
the NOAA Weather Program Office is open. This year’s NOFO will fund approximately 3-6 new projects totaling up to $2 million per year through the Climate Test Bed and Fire Weather competitions.
Biden-Harris Administration announces up to $7 million through Investing in America agenda to improve weather predictions
Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced a $7 million funding opportunity through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to establish a new multi-university Data Assimilation Consortium that will improve weather predictions. As the climate crisis contributes to worsening extreme weather events affecting Americans nationwide, this investment will give Americans the information and tools they need to prepare and stay safe.
JULY 24-26: FREE VIRTUAL TRAINING WORKSHOPS
FREE Virtual Training Workshops are being held July 24-26 during UIFCW23. Help advance the Unified Forecast System (UFS) through EPIC’s hands-on workshops and accelerate weather modeling and innovations through open science. There is limited space.
Women at NOAA Advancing Hurricane Research and Forecasting
Meet Renee Richardson, a Program Coordinator at WPO. She is featured in an article by NOAA Global Ocean Montioring and Observation for being one of seven women to advance hurricane research and forecasting at NOAA.
New Airborne Radar Partnership Will Give Close 3D Views Inside Clouds and Severe Storms
The Airborne Phased Array Radar (APAR) will be the world’s first phased array C-band, dual-Doppler, dual-polarization radar. WPO helped fund the initial research and development of APAR which received $91.8 million in June from the National Science Foundation. APAR will be mounted on the new C-130J hurricane hunter aircraft and allow the atmosphere to be sampled at a higher spatial resolution and probe deeper into storms.
Welcome NOAA’s Weather Program Office (WPO) Innovation for Next Generation Scientists (WINGS) Fellowship Inaugural Class
UCAR | CPAESS and NOAA’s Weather Program Office are excited to welcome the inaugural class of the Weather Program Office (WPO) Innovation for Next Generation Scientists (WINGS) Dissertation Fellowship of 2023-2024. Congratulations to our 2023 WINGS Fellowship Awardees: Shreyas Rajendra Dhavale, Emily Faber, and Joseph Knisely.
Year of Open Science
In recognition of the Year of Open Science, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and EPIC (Earth Prediction Innovation Center) have been featured on Open.Science.gov for the collaborative and open science work on the Unified Forecast System (UFS).
UIFCW 2023 – July 24-28, 2023, A UFS Collaboration Powered by EPIC
The 5-day workshop will engage the greater Weather Enterprise in the ongoing effort to accelerate contributions to the Unified Forecast System.