The tropical forests of south america are made up of heterogeneous vegetation types with unique assemblages of tree species, complex vegetation dynamics and history, and high biodiversity. These…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC20K1266
- Awardee
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University System Of New Hampshire UEI GBNGC495XA67 Part of University System Of New Hampshire
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $599,499
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $599,499.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Lee, NH 03824, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $98,375 | |
| Funding Only Action | $209,623 | |
| Funding Only Action | $147,344 | |
| Funding Only Action | $45,782 | |
| Original award | $98,375 |
About this award
This is a $599,499.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of New Hampshire (UNH), a 1862 Land Grant College within the University System of New Hampshire (USNH), to conduct research on the impacts of climate change on the tropical forests of South America. The research will examine changes in forest structure, species composition, and carbon storage in response to factors like drought, fire, and human activities. This award is not associated with a larger contract vehicle, and there is no set-aside designation. As a land grant institution, UNH has extensive expertise in environmental science, agriculture, and STEM education that positions it well to undertake this interdisciplinary research project focused on understanding the resilience and vulnerability of these globally significant ecosystems.
Description
The tropical forests of south america are made up of heterogeneous vegetation types with unique assemblages of tree species, complex vegetation dynamics and history, and high biodiversity. These forests are an integral part of the global carbon and hydrological cycles. The influence of climate change on these forests is just beginning to be explored and understood. With noted increases in the severity of tropical droughts, these often resilient forests may well be vulnerable and would exhibit structural, species, and carbon storage changes. Fire and chainsaws will cause faster and more certain forest loss in amazonia than the next century of climate change. In the past and today, humans cause almost all fires in amazonia. The realization that pre-columbian populations in amazonia may have numbered c. 4-8 million triggered a new fusion of archaeology, paleoecology, and ecology into human ecology . A major question for human ecologists is: were the pre-columbian impacts on amazonian forests more or less than those seen today?
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC20K1266?
80NSSC20K1266 was awarded to University System Of New Hampshire by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on June 30, 2020.
How much is contract 80NSSC20K1266 worth?
The government has obligated $599,499 on 80NSSC20K1266.
Was contract 80NSSC20K1266 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC20K1266 was full and open competition.
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