NA24NWSX469G0010
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Purpose: Funding for the establishment of a mesonet in the state of Maine, the Weather Station Network (WSN), a congressionally-directed special community project requested by Senator Susan Collins and Senator Angus King Jr.
And identified in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-42), signed into law on March 9, 2024.
Mesonets are interconnected networks of instrumented environmental monitoring stations across an entire state, or a small footprint of a state/region.
The capital outlay provided will support the development of a Maine mesonet of up to 26 automated weather stations distributed across every county in the state to improve precise and timely warning of severe weather outbreaks and greatly enhance the state's weather prediction and climate monitoring capabilities.
And identified in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-42), signed into law on March 9, 2024.
Mesonets are interconnected networks of instrumented environmental monitoring stations across an entire state, or a small footprint of a state/region.
The capital outlay provided will support the development of a Maine mesonet of up to 26 automated weather stations distributed across every county in the state to improve precise and timely warning of severe weather outbreaks and greatly enhance the state's weather prediction and climate monitoring capabilities.
Awardee
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Orono,
Maine
044695717
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2024-27080
University Of Maine System was awarded
Maine Mesonet: Enhancing Weather Prediction and Climate Monitoring
Project Grant NA24NWSX469G0010
worth $3,548,000
from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in October 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Orono Maine United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 11.469 Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/19/24
Period of Performance
10/1/24
Start Date
9/1/29
End Date
Funding Split
$3.5M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.5M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
NA24NWSX469G0010
SAI Number
NA24NWSX469G0010-000
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
1305N2 DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA
Funding Office
1333BS ACQUISITION AND GRANTS OFFICE
Awardee UEI
PB3AJE5ZEJ59
Awardee CAGE
0NNW8
Performance District
ME-02
Senators
Susan Collins
Angus King
Angus King
Modified: 9/19/24