Educational Partnership Program

Objective

To advance development of NOAA mission-aligned postsecondary education, research, policy and natural resource management programs aimed at increasing education, training and graduation rates in NOAA related STEM disciplines for U.S. post secondary students. All Educational Partnership Program components are awarded through national competitive processes. Partnerships and capacity building are achieved through collaboration of academic institutions, with NOAA scientists and managers, at award institutions and at NOAA sites increasing resources in atmospheric, oceanic, environmental sciences, and remote sensing technologies. The award is to generate future workforce expertise, for the benefit of the nation.

Who Can Apply

• Other

Lead institutions applying to become a Cooperative Science Center award recipient must have a Ph.D. degree program in the science or technology disciplines (ocean, marine and environmental sciences and remote sensing technology) that directly supports NOAA mission.

Who Benefits

• Other

The benefits to the Nation are an increased number of academic institutions capable of providing services and products in support of the agency's mission to describe and predict changes in the environment, and to conserve and manage the nation's coastal and marine resources to ensure sustainable economic opportunities. Collaboration among NOAA and academic institutions will increase the number of trained professionals in NOAA-related sciences and will also lead to a larger number of institutions participating in collaborative research and co-management of the nation's natural resources with State, local and tribal governments.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

audrey.trotman@noaa.gov
(301) 628-2902