NOAA Climate Program Office

Funds climate adaptation and decision support in the United States through NOAA Climate Program Office regional and national climate research programs.

NOAA's Climate Program Office sits under OAR and funds competitive climate research, assessments, decision support, outreach, education, and capacity-building. It is the part of NOAA that turns climate science into tools for risk management and adaptation, and it remained active in FY2026 with a live Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments competition.

CPO's work runs through annual Federal Funding Opportunities on Grants.gov under CFDA 11.431. The office supports programs such as RISA, MAPP, AC4, CVP, and Adaptation Sciences, with the FY2026 RISA round targeting nine US regions and using cooperative agreements. The record also places CPO at more than 300 active grants.

Applicants do best when they bring strong regional partnerships, clear decision-support use cases, and climate research that can be taken up by agencies, communities, or industry. The office's division structure, covering modeling and science, societal interactions, communications, and administration, shows that CPO values work that is scientifically credible and useful outside academia.