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Collaborative Science,
Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR) Program
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 engage researchers
and students in applied research of interest to the operational
meteorological community and improve the accuracy of forecasts and
warnings of environmental hazards by applying scientific knowledge and
information to operational products and services.Â
The program supports
a fully competitive, in-house grants program started in 2000:
One- to three-year projects--maximum funding level
$125K/yr.
How: Applied research and education projects
involving collaboration between operational forecasters and university
scientists.
Proposals must address national-, regional or
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)-related science
needs/priorities.
Program works hand-in-hand with NWS-funded Cooperative Program
for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET) Outreach
Program.
Full Text of 2010
CSTAR Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) and Question and
Answers (Q&As).
Titles/Subject Matter
of Current and Past CSTAR Awards.
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