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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
NOAA-SEC-OED-2011-2002684
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jul 20, 2010
Creation Date:
Jul 20, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Nov 15, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Nov 15, 2010
Archive Date:
Dec 15, 2010
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Education
Environment
Natural Resources
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
5
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$15,000,000
Award Ceiling:
$3,000,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
11.481
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Educational Partnership Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
For the purpose of this program Minority Serving
Institutions: Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-
Serving Institutions, Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and
Universities, Alaska Native-Serving Institutions, and Native Hawaiian-
Serving Institutions, as identified on the 2007 United States
Department of Education, Accredited Postsecondary Minority Institution
list (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst.html
and http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst-list-
tab.html) are eligible to apply. A proposed center's principal academic
institution must be an accredited MSI with a PhD degree-granting
program in a STEM field that supports NOAA's mission. Applications will
not be accepted from non-profit organizations (except organizations
that are classified as Institutions of Higher Education), foundations
(except foundations that represent Institutions of Higher Education),
auxiliary services or any other entity submitted on behalf of MSIs.
Private and/or public sector and community college partnerships are
encouraged. Partnerships with community colleges may be considered as a
mechanism to build the undergraduate pipeline of four-year academic
institutions. A Cooperative Science Center may partner with one or more
institutions that have demonstrated education and research performance
in NOAA-related sciences. While the center will be established at an
MSI, consortia with non-minority serving institutions partners will not
be restricted. If a cooperative agreement is awarded to a consortium of
institutions, the consortium must propose a governance structure that
includes a single director and one award. Where multi-institutional
applications between majority and MSIs are submitted, no less than
eighty percent (80%) of the total funds shall be awarded to the MSI(s).
The MSI lead cannot issue sub-awards for more than twenty percent (20%)
of the total project costs to majority institutions.
Agency Name
Department of Commerce
Description
NOAA's Office of Education (OEd), Educational
Partnership Program (EPP) with Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)
solicits applications from accredited postsecondary MSIs to establish
five NOAA Cooperative Science Centers (CSCs). These five CSCs are
designed to create collaborative partnerships among MSIs and NOAA's
Line Offices. NOAA's mission as stated in the FY2009-2014 NOAA
Strategic Plan, is ``[t]o understand and predict changes in Earth's
environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to
meet our nation's economic, social, and environmental needs.'' The
Uniform Resource Locator for NOAA Strategic Planning is http://
www.ppi.noaa.gov/strategic_planning.html. Additional information about
NOAA may be found on the Web site: http://www.noaa.gov. Each NOAA
Cooperative Science Center must conduct education and research that
directly supports NOAA's mission. The purpose of these CSCs at MSIs is
to: (1) Educate students in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) fields related to the CSCs' research areas to
increase the number and diversity of NOAA's and the nation's STEM
workforce; (2) conduct research in collaboration with NOAA scientists
and engineers to better understand the significance of changes in the
Earth's oceans, coasts, Great Lakes, weather and climate; and, (3)
build capacity and sustainability in NOAA-relevant STEM areas at all
center institutions. The CSCs are to leverage existing education and
research program capabilities to train and graduate students in NOAA-
mission STEM fields including broader disciplines (e.g., economics and
social sciences). The CSCs are to build sustainable capacity,
maintaining newly established curricula, as well as upgraded research
facilities that will enhance their ability to conduct NOAA education
and research that contributes to a pipeline of students trained in STEM
fields. The EPP is designed to enhance capacity at MSIs that educate,
train, and graduate students in STEM fields and to increase
environmental literacy by establishing partnerships with academia, the
private sector, and other state, tribal and local agencies. Additional
program details may be found on the Web site: http://www.epp.noaa.gov.
Interested applicants should be responsive to both the notice in the
Federal Register and the Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO)
announcement. A PDF version of both the Federal Register Notice and the
FFO are available at http://www.epp.noaa.gov/.
