This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) to continue developing a framework for estimating high-resolution forest carbon stocks and dynamics using remote sensing and ecosystem modeling. The $1,229,573.24 grant aims to expand upon previous prototypes at the county/state-scale to cover the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) domain and ultimately the contiguous United States. Key objectives include...
This is a $94,628 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park to evaluate greenhouse gas quantification at point sources in an urban environment. The award, which has a completion date of January 1, 2025, is part of a larger research program and does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Maryland, College Park is a state-controlled institution of higher learning that frequently receives federal research...
This $189,177.73 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park supports the development of a prototype system for monitoring, reporting, and verifying (MRV) regional-scale carbon stocks and fluxes under the Carbon Monitoring System (CMS) program. The grant aims to expand the current scope of validation methods for CMS products by acquiring and analyzing airborne eddy covariance carbon flux observations over the Maryland...
This is a $1,720,555.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park to continue developing and expanding their approach to high-resolution forest carbon monitoring and modeling. The award does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Maryland, College Park, is a subcomponent of the larger University System of Maryland, which has received numerous federal contract and grant awards, including from the Department...
This is a $821,671.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) for a joint modeling project between NASA's Goddard Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) and Mesoscale Atmospheric Modeling Group. The award, which has a period of performance through May 26, 2026, is for research related to this proposed modeling effort. The University of Maryland is performing this work as the prime contractor, and the...
This federal contract award was granted to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a research project focused on atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) measurements. The contract, valued at $224,561.61, is a grant for PI Sourish Basu to coordinate various collaborative activities, including working with NASA, NOAA, and international partners to collect in-situ and satellite-based CO2 data. The project aims to design and perform...
This is a federal grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park to develop accurate and precise monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems for biomass estimates and related change products. The $957,277.00 grant is for research and has an anticipated completion date of April 26, 2025. The University of Maryland, College Park is a U.S. state government entity and 1862 land grant college that has previously received...
This federal contract award is a $449,157 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) to conduct research on the potential for croplands to stabilize atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and mitigate climate change. The grant is part of a larger effort to understand the global carbon cycle, as highlighted in a recent "State of the Carbon Cycle Report" (SOCCR2). The award has a completion date of April 26, 2025 and...
This is a $171,396 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park to support research on improving long-term environmental monitoring and forecasting systems. The grant is not associated with a set-aside program. The university has a history of receiving federal contracts and grants from agencies like the Department of Defense and National Science Foundation to conduct research in areas such as space physics, biomass mapping,...
This federal grant award was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) to support a research program focused on advancing data analysis techniques and incorporating new observations related to atmospheric O2, H2O vapor, and aerosols. The $232,130.01 grant does not have a set-aside designation. UMD, a state-controlled institution of higher learning, is the prime awardee. The grant will fund this scientific research through...