Grant For Research 80NSSC18K0329
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- This is a $309,247.26 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park for the Food Security and Agriculture Consortium (FSAC) project. The FSAC will address the application of Earth observations to domestic and global agriculture and food security, through a consortium of research and operational partners from universities, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and the private...
- This federal contract award (NNX17AH48G) was granted to the University of Maryland, College Park by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a global agricultural monitoring tool focused on providing early warning of vegetation stress. The $149,835.97 grant aims to leverage NASA's Evaporative Stress Index (ESI) and integrate additional data sources like microwave land surface temperature retrievals to enhance drought monitoring capabilities. The tool will serve...
- This is a $217,487.39 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park to support their work on the Global Agricultural Monitoring (GEOGLAM) Early Warning Crop Monitor program. The goal of the program is to produce monthly crop condition bulletins that reflect a consensus among international organizations working to monitor food security in at-risk countries. The grant will facilitate collaboration and information-sharing among...
- This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC23K0246, was granted by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). The $718,015.00 grant is for a research project titled "EO-ENABLED REGIONAL AND NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL MONITORING IN WEST AFRICA" and has a period of performance through December 31, 2025. UMD, a prominent U.S. state government entity and 1862 land grant college, is known for its...
- This $667,172.97 federal grant was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park to enhance agricultural monitoring capabilities in Tanzania and Uganda. The project aims to develop remote sensing monitoring systems, mobile data collection tools, and collaborative internet technologies to provide timely and accurate information on crop conditions. It will establish a GEOGLAM Crop Monitor system, facilitate use of satellite...
- This federal contract award supports the University of Maryland's coordination of the monthly Crop Monitor for Early Warning, a collaborative global agricultural monitoring initiative undertaken by various international partner organizations including USGS, FEWS NET, WFP, FAO, and others. The University of Maryland serves as the prime recipient of this $217,581 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to produce the Crop Monitor, which provides timely assessments of...
- This federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) is for the development of an integrated modeling platform using earth observations to simulate large-scale hydrological processes and food production. The $1,334,080.70 grant will support the creation of a decision tool to provide assessments of crop growth, agricultural water use, and available water supply, with the capability to forecast the impact of...
- This federal contract is a $417,190.80 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). The grant is part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) Participating Agency Program Agreements (PAPA), which facilitate the sharing of inter-agency governmental skills, data, tools, approaches, and products for mutual benefit. The...
- This is a $100,000.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park. The award is intended to provide in-season information about crop conditions and production prospects in major grain export countries like the United States and Russia, using earth observation data and machine learning analysis. This will help stabilize agricultural markets impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has limited government access to collect...
- This federal contract award is a Cooperative Agreement between the University of Maryland, College Park and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The $148,562 contract, which has no set-aside designation, will utilize remote sensing data and high-resolution weather models to study the interaction between land use, land cover, food security, and weather extremes in urban environments of sub-Saharan Africa. The University of Maryland, College Park, a...
This federal contract award is a $778,507.33 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park to support the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) work program, specifically in the area of food security and sustainable agriculture (FSSA). The grant aims to strengthen the AmeriGEOSS regional initiative by establishing an Americas Agricultural Monitoring Community of Practice, conducting multi-level stakeholder needs assessments, and developing customized data visualization and analysis systems utilizing NASA Earth observation data. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Maryland, College Park is the prime contractor, and the work builds on the principal investigator's leadership of the FSSA working group and coordination of the GEOGLAM Latin America regional initiative, which have been supported by prior NASA applied sciences investments.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00006 | Funding Only Action | ($171) | 5/28/24 | |
| Not listed | ($171) | 5/28/24 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 1/12/23 | ||
| P00005 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 1/12/23 | |
| Not listed | ($171) | 1/12/23 |