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: Education,Training and Capacity Development for Weather, Water and Climate Forecasting (ETCD)

Agency: Department of Commerce

Assistance Listings
  • 11.467 -- Meteorologic and Hydrologic Modernization Development

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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NOAA’s National Weather Service Office of the Chief Learning Officer is soliciting proposals for Education, Training, and Capacity Development (ETCD) for Weather, Water, and Climate Forecasting. The ETCD program’s goal is to improve performance of all operational meteorologists and hydrologists worldwide. Improving human performance for enhanced decision support services is done through collaborative training and education. ETCD is accomplished through collaboration between operational hydrologists/meteorologists, scientists, and academic staff with expertise across a wide range of environmental, educational, and social and behavioral sciences. These activities engage operational hydrologists, meteorologists, researchers, instructors, and students in applied training and simulation exercises which are pivotal to the operational climate, water, and weather communities. The goal of improving performance is achieved through a competency-based education and training program. By meeting the goal of ETCD, forecasts and warnings of environmental hazards will be improved.

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Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

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Additional information

Eligible applicants must be academic institutions of higher learning which offer doctoral degrees in atmospheric sciences, or consortia of academic institutions of higher learning which offer doctoral degrees in atmospheric sciences. This restriction is needed because the results of the collaboration are to be incorporated into training and educational processes which ensure academic multidisciplinary peer review.

Grantor contact information

Description

David Myrick, Deputy Chief Learning Officer, Office of the Chief Learning Officer, NOAA/NWS, 1325 East-West Highway, Room 14222; Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3283, or by phone at 301-427-9455

Email

work

david.myrick@noaa.gov.

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2021-2006770_NOFO_Report.pdf_3.5.2021.pdf
Full Announcement
Mar 5, 2021 03:44 PM UTC

Link to additional information

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Archived: June 2, 2021

Application process

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Award

$8,000,000

Program Funding

1

Expected awards

$5,000,000

Award Minimum

$8,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2021-2006770

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Environment

Science technology and other research and development

Natural resources

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Posted date:

March 5, 2021

Archive date:

June 2, 2021

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