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.
NOAA WPO Awards $13.5M in FY23
The NOAA Weather Program Office (WPO) is proud to announce the awards for the FY23 Notice of Funding.
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.
FY24 – Data Assimilation Consortium FAQs
Are you planning to submit a proposal for the Data Assimilation (DA) Consortium? Before you apply, be sure to check out these additional FAQs about the competition.
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.
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).