National Weather Service (NWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce Funding Opportunity Title: Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR) Program

Full Proposals must be received by www.grants.gov, postmarked, or provided to a delivery service by 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on October 31, 2012.

The CSTAR Program represents an NOAA/NWS effort to create a cost-effective transition from basic and applied research to operations and services through collaborative research between operational forecasters and academic institutions which have expertise in the environmental sciences. These activities will engage researchers and students in applied research of interest to the operational meteorological community and will improve the accuracy of forecasts and warnings of environmental hazards by applying scientific knowledge and information to operational products and services. The CSTAR Program addresses NOAA's Mission Goal 3--Weather Ready Nation.

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