Competition for a Cooperative Institute in the Gulf of Mexico
The NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) invites applications for the establishment of a Cooperative Institute (CI) in the Gulf of Mexico to help meet NOAAs long-term goals, including Climate Adaptation and Mitigation, Weather-Ready Nation, Healthy Oceans, Resilient Coastal Communities
and Economies, Stakeholder Engagement, Accurate and Reliable Data/Sustained and Integrated Earth Observations, Integrated Environmental Modeling.
The CI will provide significant coordination of resources among all non-governmental partners and will promote the involvement of students and post-doctoral scientists in NOAA-funded research.
The CI will be established at a research institution not only having outstanding graduate degree programs in NOAA-related sciences, but also located within the Gulf of Mexico region as defined in this announcement.
The CI will provide significant coordination of resources among all non-governmental partners and will promote the involvement of students and post-doctoral scientists in NOAA-funded research.
The CI will be established at a research institution not only having outstanding graduate degree programs in NOAA-related sciences, but also located within the Gulf of Mexico region as defined in this announcement.
Related Programs
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Joint and Cooperative Institutes
Department of Commerce
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Not Available
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligibility is limited to non-Federal public and private non-profit universities, colleges and research institutions that offer accredited graduate level degree-granting programs in NOAA-related sciences and that are within the Gulf of Mexico region.
If the proposed CI is comprised of multiple supporting academic institutions, only the lead institution in the consortium applying for the award (and where the CI will be established) must satisfy the location requirement.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Dr. Candice JongsmaOAR Cooperative Institutes1315 East West Highway, Room 11350Silver Spring, MD 20910Telephone: (301) 734-1177candice.jongsma@noaa.gov
Agency Email Description:
Work
Agency Email:
candice.jongsma@noaa.gov
Date Posted:
2016-03-25
Application Due Date:
2016-04-25
Archive Date:
2016-05-25
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