Opportunity Information: Apply for NOAA OAR CPO 2020 2006076
The Climate Program Office 2020 grant opportunity is a competitive NOAA funding announcement run through the Department of Commerce, under NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR). Its purpose is to strengthen the science and practical use of climate information that supports public safety, economic stability, and long-term resilience. NOAA frames this work as part of its broader mission to deliver "Science, Service, and Stewardship" by improving how the nation observes, understands, predicts, and responds to climate variability and climate change. The opportunity is designed to fund projects that do not just advance research for its own sake, but also connect that research to real-world decisions in communities, industries, and government.
At the core of the program is the Climate Program Office (CPO), which invests in high-priority climate science, assessments, decision-support research, outreach, education, and capacity-building. Funding can support work carried out within NOAA (such as labs and service lines) and also externally through Cooperative Institutes, universities, non-governmental organizations, and private-sector partners. CPO emphasizes an integrated approach, meaning it aims to link foundational climate research with applications that can be transitioned into usable tools, services, and information systems. CPO also notes that its work supports NOAA's responsibilities under several major climate-related laws and mandates, including the National Climate Program Act, the Global Change Research Act (including the National Climate Assessment), and the National Integrated Drought Information System Act, along with aligned international efforts such as the Global Framework for Climate Services.
The opportunity highlights five broad challenge areas that guide what kinds of projects CPO is trying to advance. These include improving understanding and prediction of weather and climate extremes; examining climate impacts on water resources; strengthening coasts and climate resilience; supporting the sustainability of marine ecosystems; and addressing changing atmospheric composition and the impacts that follow from it. The overall thrust is that climate risks are already affecting health, safety, security, and economic outcomes, and that society needs better information and better decision support to manage those risks and identify opportunities.
CPO organizes its vision around two linked concepts: climate intelligence and climate resilience. Climate intelligence is described as a set of core capabilities that make climate services possible in the first place, including observations and monitoring, Earth system science and modeling, understanding interactions between climate and society, and effective communication, education, and engagement. Climate resilience is described as what you can do with that intelligence: building the capacity to respond to growing demand for climate information that is reliable, trusted, transparent, and timely, so that sectors across the economy and environment can be protected and sustained.
A recurring theme in the announcement is the importance of "end-to-end" systems, meaning efforts that connect the full chain from research and data collection to modeling, interpretation, product development, and delivery to users. CPO points to integrated information systems as a hallmark of success, and it positions this Notice of Funding Opportunity and related competitive grant programs as the mechanism to keep NOAA's underlying climate infrastructure strong and ready to meet emerging challenges. In practice, that signals that strong proposals are likely to be those that show both scientific merit and a credible pathway to application, adoption, or transition into sustained use.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and uses grant and cooperative agreement instruments. It is listed under CFDA 11.431 and falls under environment, natural resources, and science and technology research and development. The funding opportunity number is NOAA OAR CPO 2020 2006076. The posting date is July 24, 2019, with an original closing date of October 14, 2019. NOAA lists an award ceiling of $300,000 and anticipates making around 90 awards, indicating a relatively broad portfolio of funded projects rather than a small number of large awards. Eligibility is noted as "Others," with additional clarification expected in the full eligibility section of the official announcement, which typically means multiple organization types may apply depending on the specific program elements and rules.
Finally, NOAA, OAR, and CPO explicitly encourage applicants to reflect principles of diversity and inclusion both in proposal development and in carrying out funded work. The announcement defines diversity as the collection of individual attributes that help organizations meet their objectives, and inclusion as the kind of culture that connects each person to the organization. The stated rationale is that diverse and inclusive research communities strengthen creativity, productivity, and the overall vitality of the climate research field that CPO supports.Apply for NOAA OAR CPO 2020 2006076
- The Department of Commerce in the environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Climate Program Office 2020" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.431.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 24, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 14, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 90 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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