Request for Federal Support.pdf

This document is a Request for Federal Support from an applicant seeking funding under the FY2025 Weather Program Office Research Programs Announcement - Air Quality Research and Forecasting (AQRF) grant competition. The proposal includes a NOAA federal co-PI, co-I, or collaborator who is requesting funding. The applicant has completed the necessary steps, including receiving pre-approval from the NOAA federal collaborator, outlining the funding request, and including the NOAA federal collaborator's cost in the Lead-PI institution's budget summary and budget justification.

The FY2025 Weather Program Office Research Programs Announcement - Air Quality Research and Forecasting (AQRF) is a federal grant opportunity with a total award funding of approximately $1,050,000.00 per year. The program supports new weather, water, and earth system observing and forecasting applications, including improved analysis techniques, better statistical or dynamic forecast models and techniques, development of calibrated, probabilistic forecasts, and communication of that information to better inform the public. The grant opportunity is under the Department of Commerce's Weather and Air Quality Research program (CFDA 11.459).