OpportunityTitle: Competition for a Cooperative Institute in the Gulf of Mexico
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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.
Description: 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.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Work
GrantorContactText: Dr. Candice Jongsma &lt;br/&gt;OAR Cooperative Institutes &lt;br/&gt;1315 East West Highway, Room 11350 &lt;br/&gt;Silver Spring, MD 20910 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (301) 734-1177 &lt;br/&gt;candice.jongsma@noaa.gov   &lt;br/&gt;