CPO’s annual call for proposals (FY21 Notice Of Funding Opportunity – NOFO) was published on July 21, 2020. ESSM has 5 competitions in FY21. Letters of Intent are due by 5 pm ET on August 17, and full applications for all competitions (other than AC4) must be received by 5 pm ET on November 30. For the AC4-only competition, the full applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on October 19, 2010. Visit the CPO Funding Opportunities site for a list of all competitions to view the competition information sheets.
- Emissions, Air Quality and Heat in urban area (AC4-only)
- COVID-19 Atmospheric Composition Studies (AC4 and COM)
- Ocean Dataset/Product Analysis and Development (COM, CVP in partnership with GOMO)
- Process-Oriented Diagnostics for Climate Model Improvement and Applications (MAPP)
- New Climate Monitoring Approaches and Products for Areas of Climate Risk (MAPP)
Several (but not all) competitions reference CPO’s climate risk initiative, which is a new focus that targets advancing the areas of Extreme Heat, Water Resources, Coastal Inundation, and Marine Ecosystems. More information can be found here.
Please contact CIRESProposals@colorado.edu for assistance before you submit your LOI on 8/17, we can help with the budget estimate. For later submissions, please contact us as well, we will need to submit them via the Univ of CO on your behalf.
