Request for Federal Support.pdf

This document is a Request for Federal Support related to a federal grant opportunity from the NOAA Weather Program Office (WPO). The applicant is requesting federal support on a proposal that 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 and outlining the funding request as per the FY25 NOFO guidelines.

The related federal grant opportunity is the FY2025 Weather Program Office Research Programs Announcement - Observations, which is soliciting proposals for the Observations grant competition. The program competition's approximate total award funding per year is $2,100,000.00. The funding opportunity supports new weather, water, and earth system observing and forecasting applications, aligned with the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 and the priorities articulated in the Science Advisory Board's 2021 Priorities for Weather Research Report and the National Weather Service's strategic priority to advance probabilistic forecasting and decision support services.