# : Education,Training and Capacity Development for Weather, Water and Climate Forecasting (ETCD)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/noaa-nws-nwspo-2021-2006770-education-training-and-capacity-development-for-weather/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331932

> Department of Commerce offered grants of up to $8.0 million (at least $5.0 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $8.0 million in total. Applications closed on May 3, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2021-2006770 |
| Agency | Department of Commerce |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 3, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $8.0 million |
| Award floor | $5.0 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $8.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 11.467 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants must be academic institutions of higher learning which offer doctoral degrees in atmospheric sciences, or consortia of academic institutions of higher learning which offer doctoral degrees in atmospheric sciences. This restriction is needed because the results of the collaboration are to be incorporated into training and educational processes which ensure academic multidisciplinary peer review.

## What the grant funds

NOAA’s National Weather Service Office of the Chief Learning Officer is soliciting proposals for Education, Training, and Capacity Development (ETCD) for Weather, Water, and Climate Forecasting. The ETCD program’s goal is to improve performance of all operational meteorologists and hydrologists worldwide. Improving human performance for enhanced decision support services is done through collaborative training and education. ETCD is accomplished through collaboration between operational hydrologists/meteorologists, scientists, and academic staff with expertise across a wide range of environmental, educational, and social and behavioral sciences. These activities engage operational hydrologists, meteorologists, researchers, instructors, and students in applied training and simulation exercises which are pivotal to the operational climate, water, and weather communities. The goal of improving performance is achieved through a competency-based education and training program. By meeting the goal of ETCD, forecasts and warnings of environmental hazards will be improved. All funding is contingent upon the availability of Federal appropriations. NOAA anticipates that up to $8,000,000.00 will be available annually. The actual annual funding that the awardee receives may be less than the anticipated amount and will depend on the projects that are approved by NOAA after the main award begins, the availability of funding, the quality of the deliverables, the satisfactory progress in achieving the stated goals described in project proposals, and continued relevance to program objectives.

## Questions people ask

### Is NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2021-2006770 still open?

No. It closed on May 3, 2021.

### Who can apply for : Education,Training and Capacity Development for Weather, Water and Climate Forecasting (ETCD)?

Department of Commerce accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for : Education,Training and Capacity Development for Weather, Water and Climate Forecasting (ETCD)?

Closed May 3, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $8.0 million each. About $8.0 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Meteorologic and Hydrologic Modernization Development grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Hydrologic Research Center, Office of Emergency Services. The program made 63 awards worth $82.6 million in that time.