Overview

Recent Accomplishments

Near-Term Plans

Archived News Postings [June 2000 - July 2005]

Related Sites

Calls for Proposals

CCSP / USGCRP Water Cycle Working Group Members

See also the separately listed Fellowship Opportunities.

Posted 8 January 2008. Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is soliciting basic and applied research in support of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD). This covers all aspects of basic and applied supporting research and technology in space and Earth sciences, including Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support SMD science missions; development of integrated Earth system models; development of systems for applying Earth science research data to societal needs; and development of applied information systems applicable to SMD objectives and data. Applications are due by 30 April 2008 with some research areas due sooner.

Posted 22 April 2005.  Funding Opportunity Announcement: NOAA Climate and Global Change Program for FY 2006.  Announcement published in the Federal Register on 22 April 2005 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  Letter of Intent Due Date: May 20, 2005.

Posted 8 October 2004.   Earth Sciences Research at the National Science Foundation [NSF].  Program solicitation from the NSF, Directorate for Geosciences,  Division of Earth Sciences.   "The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) supports research and education focused on understanding Earth dynamics. Deciphering the complex record of the planet's past or investigating the forces actively changing it today, EAR's research portfolio centers on the Earth's interior and terrestrial surface, including freshwater systems and interactions with the biosphere and atmosphere. Support is available for field, laboratory, and theoretical studies in any discipline of earth science including geology, geobiology, geophysics, geochemistry, geodesy, geolimnology, geomorphology, economic geology, environmental science, hydrology, paleontology, petrology, sedimentology, seismology, stratigraphy, structural geology, tectonics, and volcanology. Given the complexity of Earth systems, multidisciplinary research is strongly encouraged and supported." 

Posted 11 June 2004.   New Funding Opportunity in Geosciences from the National Science Foundation:

• Water Cycle Research (Posted: Apr 22 2004)

Posted 12 January 2004.  NASA Graduate Student Fellowships In Earth System Science.  Call for proposals issued January 2004 by NASA.  New proposals due 16 March 2004.  Renewal proposals due 31 May 2004. 

Posted 5 July 2003.  Ocean Observatories Initiative: Project Office to Coordinate Ocean Observing Activities. "The Division of Ocean Sciences requests proposals from interested groups for the establishment of a Project Office to coordinate and assist with activities related to ocean observing systems leading to the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI)." Program solicitation from the National Science Foundation. Letter of Intent Due Date: September 29, 2003. Full Proposal Deadline: October 27, 2003.

Posted 5 July 2003.  Research Announcement: New Investigator Program in Earth Science. Solicitation released by NASA on 27 May 2003. Proposals Due Date: August 15, 2003. "The New Investigator Program (NIP) in Earth Science was established in Fiscal Year 1996 to encourage the integration of Earth system science research and education by scientists and engineers at the early stage of their professional careers."

Posted 5 May 2003.  FY 2004 Program Announcement. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate and Global Change Program, Program Announcement for Federal Agencies and Federal Joint Institutes. Due Dates: Letters of Intent are due May 16, 2003. Proposals are due July 11, 2003. See also Federal Register (5 May 2003) announcement.

Posted 15 April 2003. Interdisciplinary Science in the NASA Earth Science Enterprise. NASA Research Announcement NRA-03-OES-03. "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces the solicitation of proposals for researchers to participate in NASA Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) Earth Observing System (EOS) interdisciplinary research and analysis activities. Proposals should contain cross-cutting, interdisciplinary research spanning and integrating across discipline areas addressed by the Enterprise." Among the questions the ESE Research Strategy seeks answers to: "How well can cycling of carbon through the Earth system be modeled, and how reliable are predictions of future atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane by these models?" Proposals due 1 May 2003.

Posted 20 April 2002. Program Solicitation.  Water Cycle Research.  Issued by the National Science Foundation.   Full Proposal Deadline: June 18, 2002. 

Posted 20 April 2002. Program Announcement for Office of Global Programs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  Published in the Federal Register on 8 April 2002 (Vol 67, Number 67).  Letters of Intent are due May 8, 2002.  Proposals are due July 8, 2002. 

Posted 18 December 2001. 2002 NOAA Postdoctoral Program in Climate and Global Change.  Announcement (undated, circa Dec 2001) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  Application deadline is 15 January 2002.

Posted 22 May 2001.  Synthesis and Modeling Project of the U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (U.S. JGOFS) Announcement dated 2 May 2001 (NSF 01-103) from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Ocean Sciences. " The purpose of this Announcement is to invite innovative research proposals to augment the ongoing Synthesis and Modeling Project (SMP) of the U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (U.S.JGOFS). As part of a multinational oceanographic effort, U.S.JGOFS has as its primary objectives (1) the determination and understanding of processes controlling the biogeochemical cycling of carbon in the ocean and (2) the prediction of response of marine biogeochemical processes to climate change. Now in its fifth year, the SMP is focussed on the resolution of major unanswered questions during the course of U.S.JGOFS and related activities and on the modeling of the global ocean carbon cycle."  Deadline for proposal receipt at NSF is August 16, 2001.  Award decisions will be made not later than March 1, 2002, which is the earliest possible start date.

Posted 16 May 2001. NASA, Earth System Science Pathfinder (ESSP).   "Announces the opportunity to develop and conduct the next set of Earth System Science Pathfinder (ESSP) missions. The research objectives of these missions are to acquire data to understand high priority but least understood Earth System processes, or to acquire data where there is a limited understanding of the controlling forces on the Earth System and the Earth's response to such forcings." Posted 1 May, Proposals due 20 July 2001.

Posted 16 May 2001. Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers - Florida Area Cirrus Experiment (CRYSTAL-FACE).    NASA is presently soliciting proposals for investigations that will contribute to the CRYSTAL-FACE mission to be based in South Florida in the summer of 2002. This NRA specifically solicits proposals pertinent to the development, implementation, and analysis of satellite, in situ and ground-based data gathered during the CRYSTAL-FACE mission.  Issued 4 May 2001.  Proposals due 6 July 2001.

Posted 16 May 2001. NOAA Climate and Global Change Program, Program Announcement (also available as PDF file). Request for research proposals, published in the Federal Register,  Volume 66, Number 95, Pages 27070-27075, 16 May 16, 2001, by the Office of Global Programs, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce. "This Program Announcement is for projects to be conducted by investigators both inside and outside of NOAA, primarily over a one, two or three year period. The NOAA Climate and Global Change Program has been approved for multi-year funding up to a three year duration. The funding instrument for extramural awards will be a grant unless it is anticipated that NOAA will be substantially involved in the implementation of the project, in which case the funding instrument should be a cooperative agreement."  Letters of intent must be received at the Office of Global Programs (OGP) no later than July 2, 2001.  "We anticipate that review of full proposals will occur during October and November 2001, and funding should begin during spring of 2002 for most approved projects."  For further information contact: Irma duPree, Office of Global Programs; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1210, Silver Spring, MD 20910- 5603.  Tel: +1 301 427 2089 ext. 107.  Fax: +1 301 427 2222.  Email: irma.duPree@noaa.gov.

Posted 17 April 2001. NSF Program Announcement/Solicitation: Antarctic Research.  Program announcement from the National Science Foundation.  Proposal deadline is 1 June 2001.  (link posted 17 April 2001)

Posted 8 Jan 2001: Department of Energy, Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program: Call for Proposals Set for February 2001.  In a posting dated 3 January 2001, the ARM program says a call for proposals is in process and should be published sometime in February 2001. Brief pre-applications from those interested in proposing will be requested in the next several months, and the complete proposals will probably be due around mid-May 2001. At this point, more specific information is not available. The call will be posted (see the ARM "What's New" page) when it is actually published.  The  ARM program is the largest global change research program supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). ARM scientists focus on obtaining field measurements and developing models to better understand the processes that control solar and thermal infrared radiative transfer in the atmosphere (especially in clouds) and at the earth's surface.