Testbed Collaboration Acknowledgement Form—FY25 to Publish.pdf

This document is a Testbed Collaboration Acknowledgement Form related to the FY2025 Weather Program Office (WPO) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the VORTEX-USA grant competition.

The form is used to acknowledge federal collaboration between the Principal Investigator(s) and other organizations on the development of a proposal submitted under the NOFO. The form requires the applicants to indicate their role in the collaborative project, which may include coordinating testbed activities or DESI (Data Exchange and Services Infrastructure) activities. The applicants must also provide any additional information, comments, or concerns about the federal collaboration.

The related FY2025 WPO NOFO is soliciting proposals for the VORTEX-USA grant competition, with an approximate total award funding of $2,500,000.00 per year. The NOFO aligns with the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 and seeks projects that address 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. The NOFO is funded under the NOAA Weather and Air Quality Research grant program (CFDA 11.459).