Grant For Research 80NSSC19K1627

This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC19K1627, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Conservation International Foundation, a non-profit organization. The $99,999.13 grant will be used to support the overarching goals of the International Blue Carbon Scientific Working Group (IBCSWG) in advancing blue carbon science to facilitate climate-relevant policy and management, expand research collaboration, and integrate blue carbon into international climate change actions.

The funding will help coordinate global scientists and coastal managers, determine the viability of integrating additional coastal and marine ecosystems into climate change policy, clarify the impacts of climate change and disturbances on carbon sequestration, and improve global mapping of blue carbon ecosystems. The grant will specifically support a 2020 IBCSWG meeting in Mexico to advance these priorities in the Central American region. No set-aside designation was used for this contract award.