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Climate Program Office FY2025 Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle, and Climate (AC4) Program

ID: NOAA-OAR-CPO-2025-27839 • Type: Posted

Description

CPO plays a critical role in advancing science and informing decisions for climate adaptation, resilience, and mitigation as part of NOAA and the U.S. Global Change Research Program. CPO research/science programs and activities meet urgent climate challenges, and incubate innovative advancements in Earth system and social sciences; support world-class assessment reports, including the National Climate Assessment; enhance and expand NOAA's capabilities for integrated information systems for drought, heat and floods to deliver timely science-based information that can reduce the impacts and costs of these climate-driven challenges; educate and grow the next generation of experts in support of NOAA's climate mission. Through these new investments, CPO expands previous efforts focused on climate risks to address a suite of urgent climate-driven societal challenges faced by our Nation including water availability and quality, marine and freshwater ecosystems, coastal changes and inundation, drought and extreme heat and related cascading hazards like wildfire, and air quality, and climate mitigation (more information about CPO Societal Challenges and Risks framework can be found here.

NOAA, OAR, and CPO require applicants and awardees to support the principles of diversity and inclusion when writing their proposals and performing their work; indeed, applicants will be evaluated, in part, on how well principles of diversity and inclusion are addressed. Diversity is defined as a collection of individual attributes that together help organizations achieve objectives. Inclusion is defined as a culture that connects each employee to the organization. Promoting diversity and inclusion improves creativity, productivity, and the vitality of the climate research community in which CPO engages.

Background
The Climate Program Office (CPO) of NOAA plays a critical role in advancing science and informing decisions for climate adaptation, resilience, and mitigation as part of the U.S. Global Change Research Program.

The CPO's mission is to address urgent climate challenges through innovative advancements in Earth system and social sciences, support world-class assessment reports, and enhance NOAA's capabilities for integrated information systems.

The CPO aims to educate and grow the next generation of experts in support of NOAA’s climate mission, focusing on societal challenges such as water availability, ecosystem changes, extreme weather events, and air quality.

Grant Details
The AC4 Program is a competitive research initiative that focuses on atmospheric chemistry and the carbon cycle.

It supports research to understand processes governing atmospheric concentrations of trace gases and aerosols within the Earth System context.

The program solicits research proposals specifically for the competition titled 'Urban Atmosphere and the Impacts of Climate and Air Quality Mitigation Strategies.'

Proposals should budget for no more than $250,000 per year over 2-3 years, with a total of 8-10 awards anticipated. Projects are expected to last between 2-3 years.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, nonprofits, commercial organizations, international organizations, and state/local/federally recognized tribal governments.

Federal agencies or institutions are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice. There are no cost-sharing or matching requirements for this program.

Period of Performance
Projects are expected to last 2-3 years.

Grant Value
Proposals should budget for no more than $250,000 per year over 2-3 years. A total of 8-10 awards are anticipated.

Place of Performance
The specific geographic locations for performance may include various locations across the United States depending on the proposals submitted.
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Overview

Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]
Category of Funding
Business and Commerce
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
11.431 - Climate and Atmospheric Research
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 8/12/24 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration posted grant opportunity NOAA-OAR-CPO-2025-27839 for Climate Program Office FY2025 Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle, and Climate (AC4) Program. The grant will be issued under grant program 11.431 Climate and Atmospheric Research.

Timing

Posted Date
Aug. 12, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Dec. 9, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST Due in 92 Days
Last Updated
Aug. 12, 2024, 4:07 p.m. EDT
Version
1
Archive Date
Jan. 8, 2025

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, international organizations, and state, local and federally recognized tribal governments. Federal agencies or institutions are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice. (See “special instructions for federal applicants” on the CPO website.)

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$250,000
Floor
$100,000
Estimated Program Funding
Not Provided
Estimated Number of Grants
Not Listed

Contacts

Contact
Sandra Casseus Grantor
Contact Email
anne.li@noaa.gov   Profile
Email Description
Business
Contact Phone
(301) 628-1342

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