The NOAA Research Council is now updating the 5 Year Research Plan for the Agency and is welcoming input from the public, our partners, and from our constituents. To submit comments at any time during the development process, please contact us at oar.rc.execsec@noaa.gov. We will provide progress updates and post initial drafts of the plan to this page for your convenience.
The current 5-Year Research Plan remains in effect through 2012. However, NOAA has recently developed a new strategic plan with updated goals and objectives. We are, therefore, working this year to create a plan for research and development that is fully supportive of this NOAA strategic plan.
Thank you for your support of NOAA and our strategic planning process.
Draft NOAA 5-Year Research and Development Plan
for 2013-2018
Coming Soon
Current Planning Documents
- NOAA Next Generation Strategic Plan
- NOAA 20-Year Research Vision (pdf)
- NOAA 5-Year Research Plan for 2008-2012 (pdf)
- NOAA Science Workshop White Paper - April 2010 (pdf)
- Social Science Challenge Workshop White Paper
- Climate Science Challenge Workshop White Paper
- Ecosystems Research Challenge Workshop White Paper
