Grant For Research 80NSSC18K0741
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- The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $150,000 grant to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to conduct research on "Monitoring the Flow of Proglacial Rivers in High Mountain Asia" with student Jonathan Flores. The grant is a research award with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2025. UMass, a public research university, will perform the research work through its Office of Grant & Contract Administration. This is a direct grant award...
- This is a $100,173.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to conduct research and evaluation of X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data for ecosystems and snow applications. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. As a public research university, UMass has a history of conducting federal research under both prime and subcontract awards from agencies such as the National Science...
- This $1,261,137.00 grant was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to support the Climate and Cryosphere International Project Office of the World Climate Research Program. The award, which does not have a set-aside designation, funds research related to climate and cryosphere studies. As a major public research university, UMass leverages its extensive academic resources and expertise across...
- This is a $100,000.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) for the "MULTI-SOURCE DETECTION AND MONITORING OF EPHEMERAL SHOREBIRD HABITATS IN AN AGRICULTURAL PRAIRIE SYSTEM (EARTH21)" research project. The grant is not associated with any set-aside program. The award aims to fund a student, Jennifer Linscott, to conduct research related to detecting and monitoring temporary shorebird habitats within...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $379,527 grant to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to conduct research on quantifying the magnitude of agriculturally-induced soil erosion by integrating satellite observations, airborne LIDAR, and laboratory data. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. UMass is the prime grantee, and the award was made through the NASA Shared Services Center. The research is intended to provide insights related to...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $353,970 grant to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to support research and development activities related to the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission. The tasks to be completed under this grant include implementing and testing a data assimilation framework, producing and evaluating SWOT Level 4 data products, testing the use of derived runoff products for hydrologic model calibration, and assessing...
- The University of Massachusetts (UMass) was awarded a $779,966.00 Grant for Research contract from NASA's Shared Services Center to develop, implement, and maintain a cloud-based, open-source software system called "Confluence" that will produce the parameters needed by NASA for the official discharge product for every river in the SWOT River Database. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, will fund the deployment of five mass conserved flow law inversion (MCFLI)...
- This federal contract award is a $1,248,531.00 grant for research awarded to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency. The contract, titled "A HOSTED ANALYTIC COLLABORATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR GLOBAL RIVER WATER QUANTITY AND QUALITY FROM SWOT, LANDSAT, AND SENTINEL-2", has a period of performance ending on July 31, 2026. UMass will be conducting research related to river water monitoring using satellite data. This award is not associated with...
- This is a $99,937.99 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) for the processing of Ku-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data from the Trail Valley Creek site for snow studies. The award is not associated with a set-aside program. UMass, acting as the prime contractor, will leverage its research expertise across disciplines like engineering, computer science, and environmental studies to support this NASA initiative...
- This federal contract award, valued at $150,000.00, was granted to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the "REVEALING THE HYDROSPHERE: MAPPING WIDTHS AND HEIGHTS OF NARROW RIVERS WITH SWOT" project. The contract is a grant for research and does not have a set-aside designation. UMass, as the prime contractor, will utilize its expertise in areas such as engineering, computer science, and environmental studies to conduct...
This is a $365,517.69 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) for research into estimating river discharge globally using Bayesian methods and Landsat satellite data. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. UMass will focus its efforts on accurately estimating river discharge across the globe rather than identifying and measuring rivers, leveraging recent advancements in cloud computing and global river width datasets. This research supports NASA's Earth science mission and remote sensing capabilities. As the prime grantee, UMass has a history of conducting federally funded research across a range of scientific fields, including through subgrants and subcontracts with other research institutions.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00008 | Funding Only Action | ($34k) | 2/16/23 | |
| Not listed | ($34k) | 2/16/23 | ||
| P00007 | Funding Only Action | $90.0k | 9/20/21 | |
| Not listed | $90.0k | 9/20/21 | ||
| P00006 | Funding Only Action | $103.6k | 7/13/20 |