Awards/COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (B)

$975,888,088

National Science Foundation·National Science Foundation

to UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

researchactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2018 CONTRACT

WORK BEGAN2018-10-01·LATEST ACTION2026-06-03·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_1755088_049

Award description

THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Funds the management and operation of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a major U.S. climate and weather science facility.

Sub-sectors

atmospheric-sciencem&o-contractnational-lab-operations

Why this matters

NCAR is critical infrastructure for U.S. climate modeling, weather prediction, and atmospheric research that informs national policy and disaster preparedness.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. atmospheric science leadership depends on sustained funding for advanced modeling and observational capabilities that China is also investing heavily in.

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Period of performance

Start

2018-10-01

End

2028-09-30

Status

activein 823 days

Recipient

UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

UEI YEZEE8W5JKA3

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—THIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES CONTINUING COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN NOAA AND UCAR, FOR WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE NOAA SCIENCE COLLABORATION PROGRAM (SCP). CPAESS WILL CONTINUE BEST PRACTICES LEARNED OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS (2016-2021) FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OF A NEW NOAA SCP COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND WILL BRING NEW LEVELS OF INNOVATION AND EFFICIENCY TO THE COLLABORATION. BUILDING A RESILIENT NATION ABLE TO PREDICT AND RESPOND TO ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, REQUIRES BROAD UNDERSTANDING OF THE EARTH AS A PLANET OF DYNAMIC AND INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS. ADVANCING THE SCIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ELEMENTS CONTRIBUTING TO CLIMATE WILL LEAD TO IMPROVED WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE, PROPERTY, AND ECONOMIES. CPAESS DRAWS ON ITS PROVEN STRENGTHS TO MANAGE: POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS; VISITING SCIENTIST RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY BUILDING WORKSHOPS, SUMMER SCHOOLS, CONFERENCES, AND MEETINGS; THE FREE AND OPEN SHARING OF THE SCHOLARLY OUTPUT OF RESEARCHE$35.6M

Sources

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