For the 2016 equipment awards, special consideration will be given to proposals that include one or more of the following:

• ™installation of an AWIPS II standalone EDEX server to test data ingest locally, as well as the CAVE client to display data from local and remote servers
• implementation of or pilot projects with remotely-accessible storage systems for geoscience data (“cloud-based storage”)
• implementation of or pilot projects with remote server-based data analysis or visualization systems (“cloud-based analysis”)
• ™installation of a Jupyter notebook server in the cloud to experiment with Python for data-proximate analysis and visualization

Unidata's technical staff stands ready to assist with installation and configuration of both servers.  And as always, these special emphases do not preclude other proposals from members of the Unidata community for procuring new computers or upgrading existing classroom and laboratory equipment to integrate Unidata tools and data services in geoscience education and research. 

Additionally, small institutions, academic departments that have not previously submitted proposals to this program, and programs outside Unidata's traditional atmospheric sciences community are particularly encouraged to apply. Proposals from academic institutions outside the United States will be considered. However, preference will be given to academic institutions within the U.S.

View the 2016 solicitation

Questions About the 2016 Equipment Awards?

Questions or comments about the 2016 Equipment Awards can be sent to: support-egrants@unidata.ucar.edu