Facilities for Atmospheric Research and Education (FARE)

NSF PD 22-1529

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) Lower Atmospheric Observing Facilities (LAOF)  Program oversees a portfolio of multi-user national facilities that are sponsored by NSF for use by the geosciences research community. Program management resides within AGS in the NCAR and Facilities Section (NFS) which provides a single point for coordination of planning and resources. The LAOF program enables geoscience research through the provision of specialized facilities, instrumentation, and field support services necessary to carry out the scientific field work associated with investigations of a wide range of geophysical phenomena. The program is actively involved in oversight of LAOF facilities and decisions about the acquisition, operation, maintenance, upgrading and replacement of these facilities based on input from the scientific community. LAOF funding supports both the planning for scientific field programs (e.g., experimental design, operational plans, logistical support) and the deployment of NSF-sponsored facilities.

Various

Not required

Proposals to the LAOF program are accepted by invitation only. Please contact the FARE program director if you intend to submit a proposal to this program. Subhashree Mishra sumishra@nsf.gov            (703) 292-8521           

Subhashree Mishra sumishra@nsf.gov          (703) 292-8521           GEO/AGS