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NOAA Workforce Management Office
Serving NOAA's Most Valuable Asset - People
Technology Transfer Award
The Technology Transfer Award recognizes NOAA scientific, engineering, and technical employees for: (1) inventions or other outstanding scientific or technological contributions of value to the United States due to commercial applications and (2) exemplary activities that promote the domestic transfer of science and technology developed within NOAA and result in the use of such science and technology by American industry or business, universities, State or local Government, or other non Federal parties.
NOTE: This is not technology that is transferred to another Line Office, Laboratory or program within NOAA. The intention of this award is to recognize technology that is developed within NOAA and transferred outside the bureau to American industry or business, universities, state or local governments, or other non-Federal parties. The technology must also be of value to the United States due to commercial applications. If the write-up does not demonstrate these two very important factors, it will not be considered for the NOAA Technology Transfer Award.
The Technology Transfer Awards are due to WFMO by May 1st with the call-for nominations issued in October. All nominations are considered by the Technology Transfer Working Group; recommended nominations are forwarded for final approval by the Under Secretary of NOAA. Winners are honored annually at the NOAA Awards ceremony held in the Fall.
Technology Transfer Award Policy (Appendix B)
Nominations
- Nominators simply complete the Technology Transfer Nomination Form.
- Coordinate early with your respective Line or Staff Office Awards Program managers to ensure the nomination is sent early enough for review/approval by your Line or Staff Office Personnel Management Advisory Committee (PMAC).
- Your Office Awards Program manager will email the nominations approved by your PMAC to Karen.Robin@noaa.gov.
After winners are announced
To ensure the winners will receive their monetary award, submit a CD-326lf, Recommendation for Recognition — one for each individual or member of a group (note some Office Awards Program Managers require CD-326s to accompany nominations):
- Complete Blocks 1 – 6
- Be sure to enter the person's correct name (as it appears in the NFC) and the correct accounting code/org code for the LO/SO paying the award
- In Block 7, key in the award citation, the names of all recipients (in the case of a group award) and "See Attached"
- Attach the nomination form
- Your LO/SO Assistant Administrator or Director must sign Block 11
- Send the CD-326 LF-AC and the nomination form to your Line or Staff Office Awards Program managers. Once approved, your Office Awards program manager will email the CD-326 and supporting nomination to Awards@noaa.gov.
- If a commissioned officer in the NOAA Corps is to receive a monetary award, your Office Awards Program managers should email the signed CD-326s and supporting nomination to Director.CPC@noaa.gov or mail the documents to:
Director, Commissioned Personnel Center
8403 Colesville Road, Ste 500
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Page last edited: February 15, 2013
