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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FY25 Notice of Funding Opportunities

We fund research to advance weather forecasting

The NOAA Weather Program Office has announced the recipients of the FY25 Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO). These NOFOs are funding research projects in the following programs:

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

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Recipients of FY25 Notice of Funding Opportunities announced

To continue advancing improvements in weather forecasting, WPO has announced the recipients of its FY25 research funding competition. These awards support essential work across its Synoptic; Testbeds; Observations; Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBES); and Subseasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Programs. Alongside these external grants, the Joint Technology Transfer Initiative (JTTI)…

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WPO staff receive 2025 OAR Awards

WPO is proud to share that members of our team have received 2025 NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Awards. Steve Thur, Assistant Administrator of OAR, will recognize the award recipients during a ceremony on February 12. Jordan Dale, Testbeds Program Manager, was on the Acquisitions and Grants Team that…

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Funded Projects

New WPO Research funded in Fiscal Year 2024