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Friday, March 22, 2019

Cooperative Institutes


	NOAA Cooperative Institutes The NOAA Cooperative Institutes are academic and non-profit research institutions that demonstrate the highest level of performance and conduct research that supports NOAA's Mission Goals and Strategic Plan. Cooperative Institutes are located at institutions whose geographic expanse extends from Hawaii to Maine and from Alaska to Florida. Currently, NOAA supports 16 Cooperative Institutes consisting of 42 universities and research institutions across 23 states and the District of Columbia NOAA Research Laboratories The NOAA Research Laboratories conduct an integrated program of research, technology development, and services to improve the understanding of Earth's atmosphere, oceans and inland waters, and to describe and predict changes occurring to them. The laboratories and their field stations are located across the country and around the world. NOAA Technology Partnerships Office The Technology Partnerships Office, or TPO, serves the needs of both NOAA inventors and U.S. companies looking to partner with NOAA or license our technologies. Located in Silver Spring, MD, the NOAA OTP oversees both the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Technology Transfer Program for NOAA.	Cooperative Institute Highlights Friday, February 22, 2019 Public Notice: NGI Ceiling Increase On February 7, 2019, NOAA approved a request by the Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) to increase their funding limit by $10 Million to cover award activities through the award end date of 9/30/2021. NGI is a partnership of Mississippi State University, the University of Southern Mississippi, Florida State University, Louisiana State University, and the Alabama Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory. NGI conducts research that builds an integrated, comprehensive understanding of natural and human impacts on northern Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Competition for a Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region NOAA issued a Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) to create a new Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region. The FFO can be viewed on grants.gov by searching for opportunity number NOAA-OAR-CIPO-2019-2005601.