To increase the effectiveness of research and the
quality of education in the environmental sciences by facilitating cooperation
between government, university, and nonprofit research institutions.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
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USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Cooperative agreements may be used for research and
development, education and training, advisory services and operational systems
as they relate to specific programs. Specific restrictions, other than those
mandated for cooperative agreements, are evaluated on an individual program
basis. The Joint Institutes operate under a Memorandum of
Understanding/Memorandum of Agreement and are geographically located near an
OAR Research Laboratory or a NOAA facility. Cooperative agreements currently
exist with the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, University
of Oklahoma, University of Michigan, University of Miami, University of
Washington, the University of Hawaii, University of Alaska, University and
Community College System of Nevada, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution, Oregon State University, and Princeton
University.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility: Major
State university or major nonprofit research institution located near a NOAA/Oceanic
and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Research Laboratory or other NOAA Program
Facility.
Beneficiary Eligibility:
Organizations and individuals with interests in oceanographic research,
atmospheric research, limnology, solar environment research, near-space
research, and Arctic research.
Credentials/Documentation:
Proposals with statements of work and estimated budgets. Costs will be
determined in accordance with OMB Circular Nos. A-21 for agreements with
educational institutions, A-87 for State and local governments, A-110 for
institutions of higher education and other nonprofit organizations, and A-122
for nonprofit institutions.
Pre-application Coordination:
The standard application forms as furnished by the agency and required by OMB
Circular Nos. A-21 and A-110 must be used for this program. This program is
excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372 and OMB Circular No. A-102.
Application Procedure:
Proposals are sent to the OAR Joint Institute Program Manager and are subject
to the requirements of OMB Circular Nos. A-21 and A-110, as applicable.
Award Procedure: Awards are
made on the basis of proposal evaluations, technical reviews, administrative
reviews, and external reviews, if applicable.
Deadlines: December and/or
March of each calendar year or annually as applicable for OSU and Princeton.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:
From 90 to 180 days from time of proposal submission.
Appeals: None.
Renewals: By negotiation
with OAR or other NOAA components when applicable.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching Requirements:
None. Universities and other nonprofit institutions make contributions as
partial indirect costs in accordance with the cooperative agreement.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:
Generally, five years with funding approved on individual and group proposal
basis throughout the five years in accordance with the DOC approvals.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports: Financial status
reports are required quarterly. Program status reports are required annually.
Audits: In accordance with
the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised, June 24, 1997),
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations,"
nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $300,000 or more in
Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for
that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in
Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year,
except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records: Recipients are
expected to maintain complete records for each cooperative agreement to insure
funds are used for the purposes that the cooperative agreement was made.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification:
13-1450-0-1-306.
Obligations: (Cooperative
Agreements) FY 01 $18,017,000; FY 02 est $22,335,000; and FY 03 est
$23,710,000. (Note: Obligations are for NOAA/OAR funds only.)
Range and Average of Financial Assistance:
Individual proposals generally range from $3,000 to $60,000. Average: $25,000.
Group proposals tend to range from $60,000 to $150,000. Average: $80,000.
In fiscal year 2001, awards were made through thirteen
cooperative agreements. New five year cooperative agreements were made to the
11 formal OAR Joint Institutes in fiscal year 2001. A new cooperative
agreement was awarded to Oregon State University in fiscal year 2001 and
amendments for Princeton University were made in 2001. Amendments to the
Oregon and Princeton cooperative agreements are expected in fiscal year 2002.
Amendments for the 11 OAR Joint and Cooperative Institutes are expected in
fiscal year 2002.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
Department Administrative Order 203-36, dated May 15,
1985 (Department of Commerce Grants Administration) and also the NOAA Grants
and Cooperative Agreement Policy Manual.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local Office:
Marilyn I. Moll, Program Manager, NOAA/OAR c/o, Scripps Institution of
Oceanography; Vaughn Hall, Room 111; 8602 La Jolla Shores Drive; La Jolla, CA
92093-0205. Telephone: (858) 822-4433.
CALJET (California Land-falling Jets experiment); BRAVO
(Big Bend Regional Aerosol and Visibility Observational Study; NEOOS (NorthEast
Ocean Observing Systems); AARGO (The Array for Real-Time Geostrophic
Oceanography); GLOBEC (Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics); ECOHAB (Ecology of
Harmful Algalblooms); WOCE (World Ocean Circulation Experiment); JGOFS (Joint
Oceanographic Ocean Flux Studies); NARE (North Atlantic Regional Experiment);
INDOEX (Indian Ocean Experiments); ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation) events;
EEGLE (Episodic Events Great Lakes Experiment); ARI (Arctic Research
Initiative); AACIA (Arctic Climate Impact Assessment) project; STEPS (Severe
Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Study) program; IPEX
(Intermountain Precipitation Experiment) program; WWA (Western Water
Assessment) program; JASMINE (Joint Air-Sea Monsoon Interaction Experiment);
EAR (Environmental Applications Research); STACS (Subtropical Atlantic Climate
Studies); EPOCS (Equatorial Pacific Ocean Climate Studies); FOCI (Fisheries
Oceanography Coordinated Investigations); IGOSS (Sea Level Pilot Project,
Pacific Sea -Level Network); TOGA (Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere);
CODAR (Coastal Ocean Dynamics Applications Radar); VENTS (Ocean Floor Venting
Systems); NOZE (National Ozone Expedition); RITS (Radioactively Important
Trace Species); NAPAP (National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program); FIRE
(First ISCCP Regional Experiment); U.S. GLOBEC (GLOBal Ecosystems Coupling);
and El Nino effects, impacts, responses, etc.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Proposals are subject to professional specialty
evaluations, technical reviews, administrative reviews, and external reviews,
if applicable, taking into consideration primarily scientific merit and
application to the goals of NOAA.
