The Collier Report of U.S. Government Contracting

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

• $805,865 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BAER INSTITUTE OR BAER), IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION AT MONTEREY BAY ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY (CSUMB), THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS (UCD), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA (UND), SUBMITS THIS PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO NASAS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE NNA11364917A, THE SILICON VALLEY EARTH SCIENCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (SIVESC). IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED, WE WILL FORM THE WESTERN EARTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY COOPERATIVE (WEST COOP) AND COLLABORATE WITH THE NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER, SCIENCE DIRECTORATE, EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, TO FURTHER NASA S EARTH SCIENCE OBJECTIVES BY: PROVIDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE IN EACH OF THE EARTH SCIENCES INVESTIGATIVE AREAS: - ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE - BIOSPHERIC SCIENCE - AIRBORNE SCIENCE DEVELOPING THE TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THESE SYSTEMS IN AN EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE MANNER; APPLYING THE TOOLS AND SYSTEMS TO LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM CHANGING CLIMATIC AND LAND-USE PATTERNS; PLANNING, SUPPORTING, AND MANAGING COMPLEX NVESTIGATIONS AND MISSIONS INCORPORATING MANNED AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, HIGH END COMPUTING RESOURCES, AND GLOBAL LOGISTICS; AND PURSUING NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM NASA AND NON-NASA SOURCES THAT BENEFIT THE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, INCLUDING GRANTS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND FOUNDATIONS. THE TEAM WILL APPLY ITS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENTISTS AND TO REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROJECT. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL: OFFER PROGRAMS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS (STEM) FIELDS THAT SPECIFICALLY FOSTER THE IDENTIFICATION, RECRUITMENT, AND SUCCESS OF HISPANIC, AND OTHER UNDER-REPRESENTED AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS; PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN FIELD CAMPAIGNS, INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCES; LEAD EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AIMED AT K-12 STUDENTS, COLLEGE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC UTILIZING NASA-DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGIES AND RESULTS; AND COMMUNICATE RESULTS OF OUR SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER VENUES. THE FOUR INSTITUTIONS AND AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL COMPRISED OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES WILL PLAN AND EXECUTE ASSIGNED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. A WEST COOP ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE WILL TRACK, ADMINISTER, AND REPORT ON THESE ACTIVITIES (IN COORDINATION WITH THE INSTITUTIONAL PIS) THROUGH PROGRESS REPORTS, CASH RECEIPTS (PAYMENT REQUESTS), AND FINANCIAL REPORTS (FFR-425S) TO THE AMES EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, THE NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER, AND THE DIVISION OF PAYMENT MANAGEMENT. BASED UPON OUR EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE SIVESC PROGRAM AND ON THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE REVISED CAN OF OCTOBER 18, 2011, THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2012 GUIDED WORK IS $13.48M.

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• $77,916 - Thursday the 9th of April 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE IPCC-2007 REPORTS ESTIMATES OF THE DIRECT AEROSOL RADIATIVE FORCING (DARF) OF CLIMATE THAT ARE LARGELY BASED ON CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS. OBSERVATIONALLY-BASED ESTIMATES IN IPCC ARE SPARSE, AND THEIR MEAN RESULT FOR DARF IS ABOUT A FACTOR OF TWO LARGER THAN THE MEAN OF THE MODEL-BASED ESTIMATES. WE PROPOSE TO STUDY AEROSOL DIRECT RADIATIVE EFFECTS (DRE) AND AEROSOL PROPERTIES THAT ARE RELEVANT FOR THE SEMI-DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS OF AEROSOL ON CLIMATE BASED ON A COMBINATION OF OBSERVATIONS FROM CALIOP AND OTHER A-TRAIN SENSORS. OUR PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED METHODOLOGY USES OBSERVATIONS FROM MODIS-AQUA, OMI AND CALIOP TO CONSTRAIN THE AEROSOL INPUT TO A RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL. WE PLAN TO EXPAND OUR PREVIOUS WORK IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: L) REFINE PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED METHODOLOGIES FOR RETRIEVING AEROSOL RADIATIVE PROPERTIES FROM A COMBINATION OF CALIOP AEROSOL PROFILE MEASUREMENTS WITH OTHER A-TRAIN OBSERVATIONS; 2) TEST THE OUTPUT FROM THESE REFINED METHODOLOGIES BY COMPARING THE AEROSOL RADIATIVE PROPERTIES WITH AIRBORNE FIELD OBSERVATIONS AND AERONET RETRIEVALS WHERE AVAILABLE, 3) INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE ACCURACY OF THE AEROSOL RADIATIVE PROPERTIES RETRIEVED FROM OUR METHODOLOGY BY INCLUDING THE RETRIEVALS OF AEROSOL PROPERTIES EXPECTED FROM THE APS SENSOR ABOARD THE GLORY SATELLITE, 4) ESTIMATE THE 3-D DISTRIBUTION OF AEROSOL DRE, AND QUANTIFY AEROSOL RADIATIVE PROPERTIES AND DRE AS A FUNCTION OF DISTANCE FROM CLOUD EDGES, 5) DEVISE METHODS TO EXTEND THE RETRIEVALS OF AEROSOL RADIATIVE PROPERTIES IN CLOUD-FREE REGIONS INTO AREAS WITH AEROSOL LOADINGS ABOVE CLOUDS TO STUDY ABOVE-CLOUD AEROSOL DRE. WE ARE CURRENTLY AT THE END OF THE SECOND YEAR OF FUNDING OF OUR INITIAL CALIPSO/CLOUDSAT GRANT. IN OUR WORK TO DATE, WE HAVE USED SPECTRAL AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH (AOD) FROM MODIS-AQUA, ABSORPTION AOD (AAOD) FROM OMI AND CALIOP PROFILES OF AEROSOL BACKSCATTER AND EXTINCTION TO CONSTRAIN THE AEROSOL INPUT TO A RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL (I.E., SPECTRAL AEROSOL EXTINCTION, SSA AND ASYMMETRY PARAMETER), THEREBY ASSESSING THE PROPAGATION OF UNCERTAINTIES IN THE OBSERVATIONS INTO UNCERTAINTIES IN AEROSOL RADIATIVE PROPERTIES AND ULTIMATELY AEROSOL DRE AT THE TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND AT THE SURFACE. OUR PREVIOUS STUDY WAS HAMPERED BY THE PAUCITY OF COLLOCATED SUCCESSFUL AEROSOL RETRIEVALS FROM THE VARIOUS SENSORS AS WELL AS THE RELATIVE IMMATURITY OF THE CALIOP AEROSOL EXTINCTION PROFILE RETRIEVALS, ALTHOUGH OUR BASIC METHODOLOGY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND APPLIED TO ACTUAL OBSERVATIONS. JUDGING BY THE LATEST VERSION (V2.93, A PRE-RELEASE FOR V3) OF THE EXTINCTION PROFILE PRODUCTS MADE AVAILABLE TO US BY THE CALIOP ALGORITHM TEAM FOR TESTING, THE INCREASED SPATIAL RESOLUTION OF THE NEW DATA SET IN COMBINATION WITH FIXES TO A NUMBER OF KNOWN ISSUES IN THE RETRIEVALS, WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLY MORE COLLOCATED SUCCESSFUL AEROSOL RETRIEVALS BETWEEN CALIOP, OMI AND MODIS. IN THIS PROPOSAL WE AIM TO RESPOND TO TWO SPECIFIC TOPICS OUTLINED IN THE NRA, NAMELY, THE USE OF CALIPSO DATA IN UNDERSTANDING THE ATMOSPHERES THREE DIMENSIONAL RADIATIVE ENVIRONMENT;, AND , THE USE OF CALIPSO PRODUCTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THREE DIMENSIONAL AEROSOL AND CLOUD CLIMATOLOGIES, SPATIAL CORRELATIONS, OR TRENDS, SPECIFICALLY, WE PROPOSE TO PRODUCE 3-D DISTRIBUTIONS OF AEROSOL DRE BASED ON AEROSOL RADIATIVE PROPERTIES INVERTED FROM COMBINED CALIOP, OMI, MODIS AND EVENTUALLY APS DATA. THESE 3-D DISTRIBUTIONS OF AEROSOL DRE WILL PROVIDE USEFUL TOOLS FOR TESTING AND IMPROVING MODEL-BASED ESTIMATES OF AEROSOL-CLIMATE INTERACTIONS, WHICH STILL SHOW LARGE REGIONAL DIVERGENCE. BECAUSE OF THE PIS MEMBERSHIP ON THE MODIS AND PREVIOUS CALIPSO/COUDSAT SCIENCE TEAMS, OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE USE OF LIDAR DATA (BOTH AIRBORNE AND CALIOP) IN CONSTRAINING AEROSOL RADIATIVE PROPERTIES RETRIEVALS, AND THE COLLABORATION WITH ALGORITHM EXPERTS FROM MODIS, OMI, CALIOP AND APS, WE ARE UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO CARRY OUT THE WORK PROPOSED HERE.

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• $49,943 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  AMES RESEARCH CENTER
  NNA12AC04G, FPDS DESCRIPTION FOR THIS SINGLE YEAR RESEARCH GRANT AWARD FROM THE NASA ASTROBIOLOGY INSTITUTE IS TO BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BAER) IS TO SUPPORT IS TO SUPPORT PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, DR. FELISA WOLFE-SIMON, RESEARCH WORK ENTITLED "ARSENIC AND OLD LIFE." THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR IS A CO-INVESTIGATOR UNDER DR. DAVID DESMARIAS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE (CAN) FIVE SOLICITATION TEAM. THIS PROPOSAL WAS SUBMITTED UNDER THE SOLICITATION DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY FUND (DDF) 2011 CALL FOR PROPOSALS. PROPOSAL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: THIS PROPOSAL CONTINUES OUR SEARCH FOR NEW AND NOVEL USES OF ARSENIC BY BIOLOGY ON EARTH. THERE ARE TWO MAIN EXPERIMENTS UNIFIED IN THIS DIRECTION. BRIEFLY, ALL KNOWN LIFE REQUIRES PHOSPHORUS (P) IN THE FORM OF INORGANIC PHOSPHATE (PO4 OR P1) AND PHOSPHATE-CONTAINING ORGANIC MOLECULES. P1 SERVES AS THE BACKBONE OF THE NUCLEIC ACIDS THAT CONSTITUTE GENETIC MATERIAL AND AS THE MAJOR REPOSITORY OF CHEMICAL ENERGY FOR METABOLISM IN POLYPHOSPHATE BONDS. ARSENIC (AS) LIES DIRECTLY BELOW P ON THE PERIODIC TABLE AND SO THE TWO ELEMENTS SHARE MANY CHEMICAL PROPERTIES, ALTHOUGH THEIR CHEMISTRIES ARE SUFFICIENTLY DISSIMILAR THAT AS CAN T DIRECTLY REPLACE P IN MODERN BIOCHEMISTRY. ARSENIC IS TOXIC BECAUSE AS AND P ARE SIMILAR ENOUGH THAT ORGANISMS ATTEMPT THIS SUBSTITUTION. WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT AS-USING BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS ANALOGOUS TO BUT DISTINCT FROM P-BASED METABOLISM MAY EXIST TODAY IN AS-RICH ENVIRONMENTS. AS-BASED METABOLISM COULD BE ANCESTRAL TO KNOWN BIOCHEMISTRY, FINDING REFUGE IN SUCH SETTINGS, OR COULD ARISE AS A LATER ADAPTATION IN SUCH SETTINGS. THIS PROPOSAL SEEKS TO CULTIVATE ORGANISMS UTILIZING SUCH "WEIRD LIFE" BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAYS TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE STILL PRESENT ON EARTH IN AS-RICH ENVIRONMENTS. WE ALSO SEEK TO ISOLATE, CONFIRM AND CHARACTERIZE A UNIQUE FORM OF AS-UTILIZING PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN CYANOBACTERIA. ARSENITE CAN BE USED BY PURPLE ANOXGENIC PHOTOSYNTHETIC BACTERIA AS AN ELECTRON SOURCE IN AS-RICH ENVIRONMENTS. THEREFORE, THERE IS THE STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT CYANOBACTERIA IN THESE ENVIRONMENTS CAN EXECUTE THIS TYPE OF METABOLISM AS WELL. TO EXECUTE THIS RESEARCH PROJECT, WE ARE COMPOSED OF AN NASA ASTROBIOLOGY INSTITUTE (NAI) TEAM MEMBER AS WELL AS INVOLVEMENT FROM THOSE NEW TO THE NAI TEAM. OUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO NASA MAY WELL RANGE FROM A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE POSSIBLE BIOLOGY ON EARTH AS WELL AS MORE INSIGHT IN TO WHAT TO LOOK FOR OUT IN THE UNIVERSE.

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• $261,317 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BAER INSTITUTE OR BAER), IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION AT MONTEREY BAY ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY (CSUMB), THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS (UCD), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA (UND), SUBMITS THIS PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO NASAS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE NNA11364917A, THE SILICON VALLEY EARTH SCIENCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (SIVESC). IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED, WE WILL FORM THE WESTERN EARTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY COOPERATIVE (WEST COOP) AND COLLABORATE WITH THE NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER, SCIENCE DIRECTORATE, EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, TO FURTHER NASA S EARTH SCIENCE OBJECTIVES BY: PROVIDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE IN EACH OF THE EARTH SCIENCES INVESTIGATIVE AREAS: - ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE - BIOSPHERIC SCIENCE - AIRBORNE SCIENCE DEVELOPING THE TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THESE SYSTEMS IN AN EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE MANNER; APPLYING THE TOOLS AND SYSTEMS TO LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM CHANGING CLIMATIC AND LAND-USE PATTERNS; PLANNING, SUPPORTING, AND MANAGING COMPLEX NVESTIGATIONS AND MISSIONS INCORPORATING MANNED AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, HIGH END COMPUTING RESOURCES, AND GLOBAL LOGISTICS; AND PURSUING NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM NASA AND NON-NASA SOURCES THAT BENEFIT THE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, INCLUDING GRANTS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND FOUNDATIONS. THE TEAM WILL APPLY ITS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENTISTS AND TO REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROJECT. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL: OFFER PROGRAMS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS (STEM) FIELDS THAT SPECIFICALLY FOSTER THE IDENTIFICATION, RECRUITMENT, AND SUCCESS OF HISPANIC, AND OTHER UNDER-REPRESENTED AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS; PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN FIELD CAMPAIGNS, INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCES; LEAD EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AIMED AT K-12 STUDENTS, COLLEGE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC UTILIZING NASA-DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGIES AND RESULTS; AND COMMUNICATE RESULTS OF OUR SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER VENUES. THE FOUR INSTITUTIONS AND AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL COMPRISED OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES WILL PLAN AND EXECUTE ASSIGNED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. A WEST COOP ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE WILL TRACK, ADMINISTER, AND REPORT ON THESE ACTIVITIES (IN COORDINATION WITH THE INSTITUTIONAL PIS) THROUGH PROGRESS REPORTS, CASH RECEIPTS (PAYMENT REQUESTS), AND FINANCIAL REPORTS (FFR-425S) TO THE AMES EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, THE NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER, AND THE DIVISION OF PAYMENT MANAGEMENT. BASED UPON OUR EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE SIVESC PROGRAM AND ON THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE REVISED CAN OF OCTOBER 18, 2011, THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2012 GUIDED WORK IS $13.48M.

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• $257,009 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BAER INSTITUTE OR BAER), IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION AT MONTEREY BAY ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY (CSUMB), THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS (UCD), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA (UND), SUBMITS THIS PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO NASAS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE NNA11364917A, THE SILICON VALLEY EARTH SCIENCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (SIVESC). IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED, WE WILL FORM THE WESTERN EARTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY COOPERATIVE (WEST COOP) AND COLLABORATE WITH THE NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER, SCIENCE DIRECTORATE, EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, TO FURTHER NASA S EARTH SCIENCE OBJECTIVES BY: PROVIDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE IN EACH OF THE EARTH SCIENCES INVESTIGATIVE AREAS: - ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE - BIOSPHERIC SCIENCE - AIRBORNE SCIENCE DEVELOPING THE TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THESE SYSTEMS IN AN EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE MANNER; APPLYING THE TOOLS AND SYSTEMS TO LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM CHANGING CLIMATIC AND LAND-USE PATTERNS; PLANNING, SUPPORTING, AND MANAGING COMPLEX NVESTIGATIONS AND MISSIONS INCORPORATING MANNED AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, HIGH END COMPUTING RESOURCES, AND GLOBAL LOGISTICS; AND PURSUING NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM NASA AND NON-NASA SOURCES THAT BENEFIT THE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, INCLUDING GRANTS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND FOUNDATIONS. THE TEAM WILL APPLY ITS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENTISTS AND TO REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROJECT. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL: OFFER PROGRAMS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS (STEM) FIELDS THAT SPECIFICALLY FOSTER THE IDENTIFICATION, RECRUITMENT, AND SUCCESS OF HISPANIC, AND OTHER UNDER-REPRESENTED AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS; PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN FIELD CAMPAIGNS, INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCES; LEAD EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AIMED AT K-12 STUDENTS, COLLEGE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC UTILIZING NASA-DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGIES AND RESULTS; AND COMMUNICATE RESULTS OF OUR SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER VENUES. THE FOUR INSTITUTIONS AND AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL COMPRISED OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES WILL PLAN AND EXECUTE ASSIGNED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. A WEST COOP ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE WILL TRACK, ADMINISTER, AND REPORT ON THESE ACTIVITIES (IN COORDINATION WITH THE INSTITUTIONAL PIS) THROUGH PROGRESS REPORTS, CASH RECEIPTS (PAYMENT REQUESTS), AND FINANCIAL REPORTS (FFR-425S) TO THE AMES EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, THE NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER, AND THE DIVISION OF PAYMENT MANAGEMENT. BASED UPON OUR EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE SIVESC PROGRAM AND ON THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE REVISED CAN OF OCTOBER 18, 2011, THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2012 GUIDED WORK IS $13.48M.

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• $25,000 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BAER INSTITUTE OR BAER), IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION AT MONTEREY BAY ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY (CSUMB), THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS (UCD), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA (UND), SUBMITS THIS PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO NASAS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE NNA11364917A, THE SILICON VALLEY EARTH SCIENCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (SIVESC). IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED, WE WILL FORM THE WESTERN EARTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY COOPERATIVE (WEST COOP) AND COLLABORATE WITH THE NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER, SCIENCE DIRECTORATE, EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, TO FURTHER NASA S EARTH SCIENCE OBJECTIVES BY: PROVIDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE IN EACH OF THE EARTH SCIENCES INVESTIGATIVE AREAS: - ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE - BIOSPHERIC SCIENCE - AIRBORNE SCIENCE DEVELOPING THE TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THESE SYSTEMS IN AN EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE MANNER; APPLYING THE TOOLS AND SYSTEMS TO LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM CHANGING CLIMATIC AND LAND-USE PATTERNS; PLANNING, SUPPORTING, AND MANAGING COMPLEX NVESTIGATIONS AND MISSIONS INCORPORATING MANNED AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, HIGH END COMPUTING RESOURCES, AND GLOBAL LOGISTICS; AND PURSUING NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM NASA AND NON-NASA SOURCES THAT BENEFIT THE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, INCLUDING GRANTS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND FOUNDATIONS. THE TEAM WILL APPLY ITS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENTISTS AND TO REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROJECT. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL: OFFER PROGRAMS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS (STEM) FIELDS THAT SPECIFICALLY FOSTER THE IDENTIFICATION, RECRUITMENT, AND SUCCESS OF HISPANIC, AND OTHER UNDER-REPRESENTED AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS; PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN FIELD CAMPAIGNS, INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCES; LEAD EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AIMED AT K-12 STUDENTS, COLLEGE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC UTILIZING NASA-DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGIES AND RESULTS; AND COMMUNICATE RESULTS OF OUR SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER VENUES. THE FOUR INSTITUTIONS AND AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL COMPRISED OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES WILL PLAN AND EXECUTE ASSIGNED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. A WEST COOP ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE WILL TRACK, ADMINISTER, AND REPORT ON THESE ACTIVITIES (IN COORDINATION WITH THE INSTITUTIONAL PIS) THROUGH PROGRESS REPORTS, CASH RECEIPTS (PAYMENT REQUESTS), AND FINANCIAL REPORTS (FFR-425S) TO THE AMES EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, THE NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER, AND THE DIVISION OF PAYMENT MANAGEMENT. BASED UPON OUR EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE SIVESC PROGRAM AND ON THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE REVISED CAN OF OCTOBER 18, 2011, THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2012 GUIDED WORK IS $13.48M.

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• $200,000 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BAER INSTITUTE OR BAER), IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION AT MONTEREY BAY ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY (CSUMB), THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS (UCD), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA (UND), SUBMITS THIS PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO NASAS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE NNA11364917A, THE SILICON VALLEY EARTH SCIENCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (SIVESC). IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED, WE WILL FORM THE WESTERN EARTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY COOPERATIVE (WEST COOP) AND COLLABORATE WITH THE NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER, SCIENCE DIRECTORATE, EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, TO FURTHER NASA S EARTH SCIENCE OBJECTIVES BY: PROVIDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE IN EACH OF THE EARTH SCIENCES INVESTIGATIVE AREAS: - ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE - BIOSPHERIC SCIENCE - AIRBORNE SCIENCE DEVELOPING THE TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THESE SYSTEMS IN AN EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE MANNER; APPLYING THE TOOLS AND SYSTEMS TO LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM CHANGING CLIMATIC AND LAND-USE PATTERNS; PLANNING, SUPPORTING, AND MANAGING COMPLEX NVESTIGATIONS AND MISSIONS INCORPORATING MANNED AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, HIGH END COMPUTING RESOURCES, AND GLOBAL LOGISTICS; AND PURSUING NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM NASA AND NON-NASA SOURCES THAT BENEFIT THE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, INCLUDING GRANTS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND FOUNDATIONS. THE TEAM WILL APPLY ITS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENTISTS AND TO REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROJECT. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL: OFFER PROGRAMS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS (STEM) FIELDS THAT SPECIFICALLY FOSTER THE IDENTIFICATION, RECRUITMENT, AND SUCCESS OF HISPANIC, AND OTHER UNDER-REPRESENTED AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS; PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN FIELD CAMPAIGNS, INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCES; LEAD EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AIMED AT K-12 STUDENTS, COLLEGE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC UTILIZING NASA-DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGIES AND RESULTS; AND COMMUNICATE RESULTS OF OUR SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER VENUES. THE FOUR INSTITUTIONS AND AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL COMPRISED OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES WILL PLAN AND EXECUTE ASSIGNED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. A WEST COOP ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE WILL TRACK, ADMINISTER, AND REPORT ON THESE ACTIVITIES (IN COORDINATION WITH THE INSTITUTIONAL PIS) THROUGH PROGRESS REPORTS, CASH RECEIPTS (PAYMENT REQUESTS), AND FINANCIAL REPORTS (FFR-425S) TO THE AMES EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, THE NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER, AND THE DIVISION OF PAYMENT MANAGEMENT. BASED UPON OUR EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE SIVESC PROGRAM AND ON THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE REVISED CAN OF OCTOBER 18, 2011, THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2012 GUIDED WORK IS $13.48M.

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• $1,853,737 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BAER INSTITUTE OR BAER), IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION AT MONTEREY BAY ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY (CSUMB), THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS (UCD), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA (UND), SUBMITS THIS PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO NASAS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE NNA11364917A, THE SILICON VALLEY EARTH SCIENCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (SIVESC). IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED, WE WILL FORM THE WESTERN EARTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY COOPERATIVE (WEST COOP) AND COLLABORATE WITH THE NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER, SCIENCE DIRECTORATE, EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, TO FURTHER NASA S EARTH SCIENCE OBJECTIVES BY: PROVIDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE IN EACH OF THE EARTH SCIENCES INVESTIGATIVE AREAS: - ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE - BIOSPHERIC SCIENCE - AIRBORNE SCIENCE DEVELOPING THE TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THESE SYSTEMS IN AN EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE MANNER; APPLYING THE TOOLS AND SYSTEMS TO LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM CHANGING CLIMATIC AND LAND-USE PATTERNS; PLANNING, SUPPORTING, AND MANAGING COMPLEX NVESTIGATIONS AND MISSIONS INCORPORATING MANNED AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, HIGH END COMPUTING RESOURCES, AND GLOBAL LOGISTICS; AND PURSUING NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM NASA AND NON-NASA SOURCES THAT BENEFIT THE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, INCLUDING GRANTS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND FOUNDATIONS. THE TEAM WILL APPLY ITS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENTISTS AND TO REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROJECT. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL: OFFER PROGRAMS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS (STEM) FIELDS THAT SPECIFICALLY FOSTER THE IDENTIFICATION, RECRUITMENT, AND SUCCESS OF HISPANIC, AND OTHER UNDER-REPRESENTED AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS; PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN FIELD CAMPAIGNS, INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCES; LEAD EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AIMED AT K-12 STUDENTS, COLLEGE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC UTILIZING NASA-DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGIES AND RESULTS; AND COMMUNICATE RESULTS OF OUR SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER VENUES. THE FOUR INSTITUTIONS AND AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL COMPRISED OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES WILL PLAN AND EXECUTE ASSIGNED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. A WEST COOP ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE WILL TRACK, ADMINISTER, AND REPORT ON THESE ACTIVITIES (IN COORDINATION WITH THE INSTITUTIONAL PIS) THROUGH PROGRESS REPORTS, CASH RECEIPTS (PAYMENT REQUESTS), AND FINANCIAL REPORTS (FFR-425S) TO THE AMES EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, THE NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER, AND THE DIVISION OF PAYMENT MANAGEMENT. BASED UPON OUR EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE SIVESC PROGRAM AND ON THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE REVISED CAN OF OCTOBER 18, 2011, THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2012 GUIDED WORK IS $13.48M.

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• $185,000 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BAER INSTITUTE OR BAER), IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION AT MONTEREY BAY ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY (CSUMB), THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS (UCD), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA (UND), SUBMITS THIS PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO NASAS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE NNA11364917A, THE SILICON VALLEY EARTH SCIENCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (SIVESC). IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED, WE WILL FORM THE WESTERN EARTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY COOPERATIVE (WEST COOP) AND COLLABORATE WITH THE NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER, SCIENCE DIRECTORATE, EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, TO FURTHER NASA S EARTH SCIENCE OBJECTIVES BY: PROVIDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE IN EACH OF THE EARTH SCIENCES INVESTIGATIVE AREAS: - ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE - BIOSPHERIC SCIENCE - AIRBORNE SCIENCE DEVELOPING THE TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THESE SYSTEMS IN AN EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE MANNER; APPLYING THE TOOLS AND SYSTEMS TO LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM CHANGING CLIMATIC AND LAND-USE PATTERNS; PLANNING, SUPPORTING, AND MANAGING COMPLEX NVESTIGATIONS AND MISSIONS INCORPORATING MANNED AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, HIGH END COMPUTING RESOURCES, AND GLOBAL LOGISTICS; AND PURSUING NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM NASA AND NON-NASA SOURCES THAT BENEFIT THE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, INCLUDING GRANTS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND FOUNDATIONS. THE TEAM WILL APPLY ITS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENTISTS AND TO REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROJECT. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL: OFFER PROGRAMS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS (STEM) FIELDS THAT SPECIFICALLY FOSTER THE IDENTIFICATION, RECRUITMENT, AND SUCCESS OF HISPANIC, AND OTHER UNDER-REPRESENTED AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS; PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN FIELD CAMPAIGNS, INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCES; LEAD EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AIMED AT K-12 STUDENTS, COLLEGE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC UTILIZING NASA-DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGIES AND RESULTS; AND COMMUNICATE RESULTS OF OUR SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER VENUES. THE FOUR INSTITUTIONS AND AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL COMPRISED OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES WILL PLAN AND EXECUTE ASSIGNED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. A WEST COOP ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE WILL TRACK, ADMINISTER, AND REPORT ON THESE ACTIVITIES (IN COORDINATION WITH THE INSTITUTIONAL PIS) THROUGH PROGRESS REPORTS, CASH RECEIPTS (PAYMENT REQUESTS), AND FINANCIAL REPORTS (FFR-425S) TO THE AMES EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, THE NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER, AND THE DIVISION OF PAYMENT MANAGEMENT. BASED UPON OUR EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE SIVESC PROGRAM AND ON THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE REVISED CAN OF OCTOBER 18, 2011, THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2012 GUIDED WORK IS $13.48M.

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• $1,794,522 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BAER INSTITUTE OR BAER), IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION AT MONTEREY BAY ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY (CSUMB), THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS (UCD), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA (UND), SUBMITS THIS PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO NASA S COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE NNA11364917A, THE SILICON VALLEY EARTH SCIENCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (SIVESC). IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED, WE WILL FORM THE WESTERN EARTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY COOPERATIVE (WEST COOP) AND COLLABORATE WITH THE NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER, SCIENCE DIRECTORATE, EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, TO FURTHER NASA S EARTH SCIENCE OBJECTIVES BY: PROVIDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE IN EACH OF THE EARTH SCIENCE S INVESTIGATIVE AREAS: - ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE - BIOSPHERIC SCIENCE - AIRBORNE SCIENCE DEVELOPING THE TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THESE SYSTEMS IN AN EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE MANNER; APPLYING THE TOOLS AND SYSTEMS TO LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM CHANGING CLIMATIC AND LAND-USE PATTERNS; PLANNING, SUPPORTING, AND MANAGING COMPLEX NVESTIGATIONS AND MISSIONS INCORPORATING MANNED AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, HIGH END COMPUTING RESOURCES, AND GLOBAL LOGISTICS; AND PURSUING NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM NASA AND NON-NASA SOURCES THAT BENEFIT THE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, INCLUDING GRANTS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND FOUNDATIONS. THE TEAM WILL APPLY ITS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENTISTS AND TO REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROJECT. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL: OFFER PROGRAMS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS (STEM) FIELDS THAT SPECIFICALLY FOSTER THE IDENTIFICATION, RECRUITMENT, AND SUCCESS OF HISPANIC, AND OTHER UNDER-REPRESENTED AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS; PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN FIELD CAMPAIGNS, INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCES; LEAD EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AIMED AT K-12 STUDENTS, COLLEGE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC UTILIZING NASA-DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGIES AND RESULTS; AND COMMUNICATE RESULTS OF OUR SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER VENUES. THE FOUR INSTITUTIONS AND AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL COMPRISED OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES WILL PLAN AND EXECUTE ASSIGNED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. A WEST COOP ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE WILL TRACK, ADMINISTER, AND REPORT ON THESE ACTIVITIES (IN COORDINATION WITH THE INSTITUTIONAL PIS) THROUGH PROGRESS REPORTS, CASH RECEIPTS (PAYMENT REQUESTS), AND FINANCIAL REPORTS (FFR-425S) TO THE AMES EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION, THE NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER, AND THE DIVISION OF PAYMENT MANAGEMENT. BASED UPON OUR EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE SIVESC PROGRAM AND ON THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE REVISED CAN OF OCTOBER 18, 2011, THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2012 GUIDED WORK IS $13.48M.

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