Competition for a Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies

Agency: Department of Commerce

11.432 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS) invites applications for the establishment of a new Cooperative Institute (CI) for Satellite Earth System Studies. This new CI shall undertake a wide range of NOAA activities, primarily supporting the following NOAA Line Offices and Program Offices: the NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) and National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI); the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research’s (OAR) Air Resources Laboratory and Climate Program Office; the National Weather Service (NWS); and the National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS).

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The new CI will primarily support the NESDIS mission of providing secure and timely access to global environmental data and information from satellites and other sources in order to promote and protect the Nation’s security, environment, economy, and quality of life. This will be accomplished by assisting the NOAA science enterprise in transforming the ‘bits and bytes” received from satellites and other sources around the globe into information about the environment. The new CI must possess the breadth of expertise and resources necessary to conduct research and development activities that span sensor calibration to product validation, and application development to enable the transfer and visualization of information.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

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.

Grantor contact information

Description

Dr. Jeff Key National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NESDIS STAR/CoRP NCWCP (E/RA1), Office #2600 Federal Funding Opportunity Page 25 of 26 5830 University Research Ct College Park, MD 20740-3818 608-263-2605 jeff.key@noaa.gov

Email

Work

jeff.key@noaa.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
NOAA-NESDIS-NESDISPO-2019-2005893_FFO_Report_b.pdf	Full Announcement	Nov 30, 2018 05:52 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: March 2, 2019

Application process

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Award

$150,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$20,000,000

Award Minimum

$40,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

NOAA-NESDIS-NESDISPO-2019-2005893

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Natural resources

Science technology and other research and development

Environment

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

November 29, 2018

Archive date:

March 2, 2019