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$221,973,694

Department of Commerce·National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO

weather-climateactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2022 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2022-09-01·LATEST ACTION2026-06-23·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_NA22OAR4320151_013
Award description

THE PROPOSAL IS TO ESTABLISH A NOAA COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH AND DATA SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER (UC) FOR 2022-2027 TO FULFILL NOAAS VISION OF HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, COMMUNITIES, AND ECONOMIES THAT ARE RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF CHANGE. THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO PROPOSES A COMPREHENSIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND FLEXIBLE RESEARCH PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE NOAAS VISION AND GOALS, WITH A FOCUS ON EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH AND DATA SCIENCE. THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE WILL EMPLOY WORLD-CLASS RESEARCHERS TO CONDUCT SCIENCE IN SERVICE TO SOCIETY AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NOAA. THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY A ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTED TO EQUITY, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH. THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE PROPOSES TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING THEMES OVER THE COURSE OF THIS 5-YEAR AWARD: 1) FUTURE ATMOSPHERE, 2) CLIMATE SCIENCE AND PREDICTION, 3) EARTH SYSTEM DATA SCIENCE, STEWARDSHIP, AND APPLICATIONS, 4) REGIONAL SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS, 5) SCIENTIFIC OUTREACH, EDUC

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In plain English

Latest obligation on NOAA's 2022–2027 Cooperative Institute at University of Colorado for climate science, atmospheric research, and Earth system data science.

Sub-sectors
climate-researchearth-system-modelingcooperative-institute
Why this matters

Funds world-class climate and weather prediction research critical to U.S. resilience planning and NOAA's operational forecasting capabilities.

U.S.–China competition angle

Advanced climate modeling and Earth system data science are strategic advantages in understanding and predicting global climate impacts.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-21. Cost: $0.003134.

Period of performance
Start
2022-09-01
End
2027-08-31
Status
activein 427 days
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