This is a $82,038.03 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Brown University, a private Ivy League research university, to conduct research on detangling the expression of present-day polar aeolian processes from the intrinsic layer expression in the variable stratigraphy of the North Polar Layered Deposits on Mars. The grant was awarded on a competitive basis without a set-aside designation. Brown University has received numerous prime and subcontract awards from federal agencies like the Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, and Department of Energy to conduct cutting-edge research, develop new technologies, and support various scientific and policy initiatives. The university also holds several indefinite delivery contract vehicles that allow agencies to issue task orders for research and technical services.