Project Grant OS830271010

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory will provide aircraft-derived atmospheric observations to improve weather forecasting models under a $520,500 cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Through the award's two-year period, MIT Lincoln Laboratory will extract meteorological data from commercial aircraft equipped with Mode S transponders using airport surveillance radars. This effort aims to increase the number, spatial resolution,...

This $5,500,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617), aims to increase knowledge about local weather systems in the lower atmosphere. The key activities include: Developing a method to standardize and trace commercial UAS and advanced air mobility (AAM) atmospheric measurements, as well as protocols and standards for the Unmanned Aircraft Meteorological Data Report. Evaluating...

This $159,588.42 Project Grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) will fund the acquisition and installation of a new Automated Weather Observing System Type III at an airport in Crystal River, Florida. The purpose of this project is to provide site-specific weather information to support airport operations. The grant was awarded to Citrus County, Florida, a local government entity, on August 15, 2025, with an expected completion date...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Climate and Atmospheric Research Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.431) provides $200,000 in funding to The Regents of the University of Colorado (CU) to develop an end-to-end data management system for Arctic research data. The key objectives are to 1) simplify data and metadata submission for scientists, and 2) improve the discoverability and accessibility of the data, including for...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act, will fund the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) to deploy, integrate, support, and maintain fence line air monitoring and screening equipment, as well as replace aged air monitoring instrumentation. The $662,488 award will...

This Project Grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) provides $164,205.56 in federal funding to Citrus County, Florida to acquire and install a new Automated Weather Observing System III. The purpose of this project is to provide site-specific weather information for airports associated with Inverness, Florida. The award date is September 12, 2024 and the ultimate completion date is September 11, 2028. This grant supports...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides $910,488.00 in funding to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to enhance their ambient air monitoring network. The key products and services to be delivered include: purchasing and deploying data telemetry, laboratory, and field equipment such as...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded Windborne Systems Inc. $886,375.16 under the Weather and Air Quality Research program (CFDA 11.459) for a cooperative agreement running from August 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023. Windborne will utilize its high-altitude balloon platform to conduct observation campaigns evaluating the impact of atmospheric data collection on forecast skill. The company's long endurance balloons can actively control altitude from sea level to the...

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) was awarded a $214,709 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program. The purpose of this grant is to obtain air monitoring data in areas of Rhode Island that currently lack such data, and use this information to make informed decisions that will reduce exposures to...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program, provides $936,868 to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to update outdated air quality monitoring equipment and improve the state's air quality monitoring capabilities. The grant funds will enable IDEM to replace 50-year-old...