Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Joint and Cooperative Institutes (11.432)
Program
11.432 Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Joint and Cooperative Institutes
Federal Agency
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Authorization
15 U.S.C. 313; 15 U.S.C. 1904; 15 U.S.C. 2904; 15 U.S.C. 1540; 15 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 753a; 31 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 883d; 49 U.S.C. 1463; 49 U.S.C. 4720.
Program Number
11.432
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
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
Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements).
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, and A-122 for nonprofit institutions.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication 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
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.
Program Accomplishments
In fiscal year 2002, 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 2002 and amendments for Princeton University were made in 2002. 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.
Financial Information
Account Identification
13-1450-0-1-306.
Obligations
(Cooperative Agreements) FY 02 $17,430,463; FY 03 est $19,865,051; and FY 04 est $22,000,000. (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.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
Allowable cost will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular A-87 for State and local governments and Indian Tribes; OMB Circular A-122 for nonprofit and for- profit organizations; OMB Circular A-21 for institutions of higher education; and 48 CFR Part 31 for commercial organizations. Financial assistance management will be in accordance with 15 CFR Part 14 for institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other non-profit and commercial organizations, and with 15 CRF Part 24 for state and local governments.
Related Programs
11.405, Anadromous Fish Conservation Act Program; 11.417, Sea Grant Support; 11.420, Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves; 11.426, Financial Assistance for National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; 11.430, Undersea Research; 11.431, Climate and Atmospheric Research; 11.440, Environmental Sciences, Applications, Data, and Education; 11.455, Cooperative Science and Education Program; 11.459, Weather and Air Quality Research; 11.460, Special Oceanic and Atmospheric Projects.
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.
Headquarters Office
Director, OAR Office of Scientific Support, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Telephone: (301) 713-2465, ext. 119.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
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.
