CDMP

Proposal Process

This page contains information for NOAA offices which may wish to apply for funding under the CDMP for either new or continuing projects. NCDC's CDMP evaluates all proposals on an annual basis and will decide which to fund, including extending the funding of current tasks.

Proposal Process Guidelines

If you have a project which might qualify for CDMP funding, please see this PDF booklet, paying particular attention to those deadlines and requirements that may apply to you. Please note that this pdf contains information directed toward the FY10 meeting held last November. Requirements as well as the general time frame will be similar for the FY11 metting, tentatively scheduled for November 2010.

Proposals/task orders must be submitted electronically to Tom Ross, the CDMP Program Manager. The preferred formats are Microsoft Word or a PDF document.

Continuing Projects
If your proposal is a continuing one without many changes or additional tasks, then you can submit a continuation proposal.
Continuing Projects with Modifications
If your proposal is continuing but contains new projects, a modified task order will be needed to accommodate the new projects listed in the proposal.
New Projects
If your proposal is new, a proposal and task order should be submitted as one final document.

Proposals will be judged against the following criteria:

• Supports NOAA's strategic goals
• Contribution to improved data access and rescue
• General merit to the overall program
• Cost effectiveness
• Application to services provided by contractors

Examples

The following PDF documents are examples of previous project proposals. They should help you to write a successful proposal and task order:

• Historical Plankton Data Rescue
• Tropical Cyclone 'Storm Wallets'
• Uruguay Surface Daily Records
• Keying of the Surface Airways Observation (SAO) Forms 1965-1981
• NARA Imaging Tasks- Lightships and Meteorological Journals - Imaging task.
• Marine Journal Microfilm Imaging - Imaging task and shows the indexing process.

Powerpoint presentations of proposals from the last proposal meeting are available here.

Travel Information

• Travel Information
• Hotel Information
• Restaurant Information

The official call for proposals will go out in August 2010. If you have questions about the proposal submission process or deadlines, please contact Tom Ross or Rod Truesdell.

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