This is a $18,404,429.00 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) for the continued support and implementation of the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) Program from 2019 to 2024. The key objective is to strengthen the GLOBE Implementation Office's (GIO) engagement and connection with the global GLOBE community, which includes students, teachers, alumni,...
This is a $12,615,137 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), a nonprofit organization, to expand the mission of the GLOBE program in broadening access to and engagement in geosciences. The award has an ultimate completion date of July 10, 2029 and does not have a set-aside designation. EDC, the prime contractor, may utilize subcontractors such as NORC, Urban Emu, and Inclusive Development Partners...
This federal contract award, NNX16AT55G, was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) to update and improve the Elementary Globe curriculum resources. The $149,828.03 grant will fund revisions to the existing suite of storybooks, classroom activities, and teacher guides, as well as the development of e-books for the seven Elementary Globe storybooks. The goal is to engage the next generation of K-4 students in learning...
This federal contract award, with a ceiling value of $1,124,171.00, was issued by the Shared Services Center to the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) to continue facilitating the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) program in the United States and assume the role of the North American Regional Office (NARO). GLOBE is an international science and education initiative sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Science...
This is a $109,714.22 cooperative agreement awarded by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to Oregon State University (OSU) to conduct a citizen science needs assessment for the GLOBE program. GLOBE is an international educational and citizen science research program that allows teachers and students to collect environmental data. The objective is to expand GLOBE beyond just classroom participants to include non-students as citizen scientists, while maintaining the program's focus on collecting...
This is a $273,256 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) for research on carbon-climate interactions and feedbacks across tropical continents. UCAR, a non-profit consortium of over 115 universities, manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and provides specialized atmospheric research and development services to various government agencies including NASA, NOAA, and NSF. This grant...
This is a $3,818,619.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), which does business as the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The contract is for the Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science (CPAESS) to continue and consolidate UCAR's ongoing programs and projects in support of NASA's missions and associated science. The focus is on optimizing...
This is a $947,848.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a non-profit organization that manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The grant supports research that is highly supportive of NASA's Living With a Star (LWS) program, which aims to provide an understanding of the solar-climate system with realistic Earth's internal forcing. The research will be conducted at UCAR's...
This is a $4,295,936.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a nonprofit consortium that manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The contract is for "Enhanced Ocean Policy, Observations, Literacy, and Collaboration" and will leverage UCAR's expertise to support NASA's role in Earth science exploration. Key activities include: sustaining and growing...
This federal contract award (NNX15AK98G) was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a non-profit consortium of over 115 universities that manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The contract supports the Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (GEO-CAPE) satellite mission, which aims to gather data on aerosols, ozone precursors, air pollution transport, and coastal ecosystem...