In early 2026, the NSF Unidata Users and Strategic Advisory committees voted to approve a new organizational structure for the bodies that provide the Program with advice and guidance. Beginning with meetings in the fall of this year, the existing committees will be combined into a Community Advisory Committee that will welcome members from academia, the commercial sector, federal scientific agencies, charitable organizations, and beyond.

In case you missed it — here's a recap of news from the NSF Unidata Program Center for the month of May 2026.

In case you missed it — here's a recap of news from the NSF Unidata Program Center for the month of April 2026.

In case you missed it — here's a recap of news from the NSF Unidata Program Center for the month of March 2026.

The 2026 NSF Unidata Community Equipment Awards solicitation deadline has been extended until April 3, 2026. Created under the sponsorship of the U.S. National Science Foundation, NSF Unidata equipment awards are intended to encourage new members from diverse disciplinary backgrounds in the Earth Systems Sciences to join the NSF Unidata community, and to encourage existing members to continue their active participation, enhancing the community process. For 2026, a total of $100,000 is available for awards; proposals for amounts up to $20,000 will be considered.

The NSF Unidata Program announces changes to its level of support for the McIDAS-X software package.

Join us this June in Boulder, CO for Project Pythia's annual Cook-off! Limited travel support is available — act now!

Update on recent and planned improvements and features to the NSF Unidata Science Gateway!

NSF NCAR's Computational and Informations Systems Lab makes high performance computing resources available to university researchers and educators. The next deadline for large allocation requests is March 4, 2026.

In case you missed it — here's a recap of news from the NSF Unidata Program Center for the month of January 2026.