Opportunity Information: Apply for NOAA NWS NWSPO 2019 2005754
The Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR) Program is a National Weather Service (NWS) research and development funding opportunity designed to strengthen the connection between academic research and day-to-day weather forecasting operations. Run through the NWS Office of Science and Technology Integration, CSTAR invites proposals that tackle applied environmental science problems that matter directly to operational forecasters, with the practical goal of improving the accuracy and usefulness of forecasts and warnings for environmental hazards. The program is built around the idea that NWS can improve its mission performance by partnering closely with universities and other outside investigators, especially where those partners bring specialized expertise, new methods, and student involvement that can accelerate innovation.
A central theme of CSTAR is "transition to operations," meaning it is not just interested in generating research results, but in moving promising ideas into tools, techniques, or guidance that forecasters can actually use. Projects are expected to be collaborative by design, pairing academic researchers with operational NWS personnel so that research questions reflect real forecast challenges and the resulting products are shaped by practical constraints like timeliness, reliability, and integration into existing workflows. In addition to advancing forecasting capabilities, the program also emphasizes engaging university students in applied research, helping develop the next generation of scientists and practitioners who understand both research and operational needs.
This particular announcement is tied to NWS-identified priority topics intended to support field forecasting operations, so proposals are expected to align with specific operational gaps or high-impact needs identified by the agency. The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which typically signals a more involved partnership with the federal agency during the project period compared with a standard grant, often including coordination, shared planning, or other forms of substantial federal involvement consistent with collaborative development and operational transition goals.
From a funding standpoint, the announcement describes one grant competition with a total value of about $700,000, intended to support roughly four to seven new projects. The listed award ceiling is $150,000, indicating individual project awards are expected to be relatively modest and targeted, consistent with focused applied R&D efforts that can produce operationally relevant outcomes. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and falls under environment, natural resources, science and technology, and other research and development activities. It is associated with CFDA number 11.468, under the Department of Commerce.
Key administrative details in the source information include the funding opportunity title "Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR) Program" and the opportunity number "NOAA NWS NWSPO 2019 2005754." The opportunity was created on October 2, 2018, with an original closing date of December 14, 2018. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with the expectation that applicants would need to consult the announcement's eligibility section for precise qualifications and any limitations.
The notice also points out that NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) issued a separate FY 2019 funding opportunity containing eight grant competitions spanning multiple science objectives, and it directs readers to Grants.gov to look up opportunity number "NOAA-OAR-OWAQ-2019-2005820" for details on that separate OAR announcement. In practice, that means CSTAR is one distinct NWS-focused solicitation, while NOAA/OAR had additional parallel funding tracks during the same fiscal year that may or may not align with CSTAR's operational forecasting emphasis.Apply for NOAA NWS NWSPO 2019 2005754
- The Department of Commerce in the environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR) Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.468.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 02, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 14, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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