The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) was awarded a $50,000 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The grant will enable the foundation to participate as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of,...
This federal contract award was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation), a non-profit organization that manages sponsored programs at the University of Georgia. The $1,148,302.00 grant is for a research project investigating the role of urbanization in precipitation processes, which has been a longstanding scholarly question. The research will utilize field...
This federal contract award to the University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGA Research Foundation) is focused on examining the impact of atmospheric rivers on the energy budget and mass balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The award, valued at $93,111.43, is part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Earth Science Research Program and aims to address key questions related to water and energy cycle changes, climate variability, and future Earth system changes. The...
This is a $919,630 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian government agency, to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) on November 1, 2024. The grant is for a research project examining the circulation on the Northwest Atlantic shelf, focusing on along-shelf connectivity and hot spots of shelf-basin exchange. The project has an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2028. UGA Research Foundation is a non-profit organization that serves...
This is a $470,416.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) for a "Holistic Study of Nearby Young Moving Groups" research project. The contract is not set aside for a specific business category. UGA Research Foundation is a non-profit organization that manages sponsored research and technology transfer activities for the University of Georgia. The organization has...
This federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) is intended to improve understanding of the direct interaction between atmospheric aerosols and radiation. The $83,071.47 training grant will support graduate research to retrieve the complex refractive index of a diverse population of atmospheric aerosols using advanced spectroscopic instrumentation. This data will enhance the...
This $623,260.00 federal grant award was made by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation), a non-profit organization. The award is for a research project titled "SYNOPTIC ASSESSMENT AND SPATIO-TEMPORAL CHARACTERIZATION OF RAPIDLY EVOLVING CYANOHABS IN LARGE FRESHWATER SYSTEMS" and has a completion date of July 12, 2026. The UGA Research Foundation has a history of executing federal research contracts...
This $149,208 federal grant award was made by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) on October 10, 2023. The grant is for a 3-year project titled "Detection, Driver-Response Analysis, and Forecasting of Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms in Inland Waters under a Changing Climate" and will be performed in Athens, Georgia. The UGA Research Foundation is a non-profit organization that serves as...
The U.S. government awarded a $91,602.76 training grant contract to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) for the 2015 Graduate Aeronautics Scholarship program. The contract has an ultimate completion date of January 24, 2018. UGA Research Foundation is a non-profit organization that facilitates sponsored research and technology transfer activities for the University of Georgia. This contract is not associated with a larger vehicle and does not have a...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $461,942 grant to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) to support the Greenland Ice Sheet (GRIS) Model Intercomparison Project for the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6). This grant is part of a community effort to improve predictions of Greenland's contribution to sea level rise under climate change. UAF, a U.S. state government entity and 1862 land grant college, will provide scientific expertise,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $343,807 grant to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) to conduct research on transport processes in the Labrador Sea. This research aims to quantify the relative importance of different mechanisms driving the offshore export of meltwater from the Greenland Ice Sheet, and how this may influence stratification and climate dynamics in the region. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. UGA Research Foundation is a non-profit organization that manages sponsored programs and research projects for the University of Georgia, partnering with other academic institutions on federally funded initiatives across diverse scientific domains.