This is a $530,393 federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the non-profit organization Point Reyes Bird Observatory, doing business as Point Blue Conservation Science. The grant is for a research project titled "From 2D-3D: Leveraging Space-Based Sensors to Track Water Depth and Volume in Wetlands of the Central Valley of California." The project aims to utilize space-based sensors to monitor water depth and volume in wetlands in...
Point Blue Conservation Science, formerly known as Point Reyes Bird Observatory, has been awarded a $475,947 research grant by a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center, effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027. The grant supports a balanced science program aligned with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine guidance and congressional direction, with particular emphasis on advancing scientific discovery across multiple domains. The award contains no...
This federal grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) provides $266,340.12 in funding for research on the linkages between wetland biodiversity, ecological condition, and phenological dynamics. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. The research aims to develop a reproducible framework to support regional ecosystem service accounting and local wetland restoration efforts...
Island Conservation, a non-profit organization specializing in invasive species management and ecosystem restoration, received a $871.5K grant award from NASA (through the Shared Services Center) on October 1, 2023, for a research project titled "Biggest Bang for Your Buck: Using NASA Earth Observations to Understand and Maximize Holistic Ecosystem Benefits from Invasive Mammal Eradications on Islands." The project, scheduled for completion by September 30, 2027, will leverage NASA's...
This is a federal research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Yale University, a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. The grant, valued at $124,343.99, aims to use remote sensing and animal tracking data to assess individual-level environmental specialization across 12 species of wading birds, waterfowl, and raptors. The research aligns with NASA's Earth Science Research Program's goal to detect and predict changes in ecological and...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $165,441 research grant to California State University, East Bay Foundation, Inc., to develop an Alkalinity and Inorganic Blue Carbon Monitoring System that will quantify and credit wetland-to-ocean lateral carbon fluxes in carbon markets and inventories. This non-competitive grant, awarded on January 26, 2024, supports scientific research intended to improve understanding of blue carbon pathways from coastal wetlands to ocean...
This federal contract award is a $488,541 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Point Reyes Bird Observatory, doing business as Point Blue Conservation Science, a non-profit organization. The grant supports a research project to assess the dependence of Ross Sea Adélie penguin migration on sea ice and ocean current movements, identify important penguin foraging areas during the austral winter, and evaluate whether the Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area...
This is a four-year grant award to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for an applications project titled "Remote Sensing as a Catalyst for Large-Scale Conservation". The grant was made in response to NASA's 2016 Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) solicitation, under the Ecological Monitoring topic. The project aims to develop web-based tools that use Google Earth Engine to produce...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $304,000.00 grant to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) for the "Drifting Fish Aggregating Device (DFAD) Trajectory Modeling Tool for Marine Protected Area Management" project. This research grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, will support the development of a modeling tool to assist in the management of marine protected areas. TNC, a non-profit environmental organization, has a long history of...
This $945,565.00 federal grant was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the San Diego State University Research Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports research and education at San Diego State University. The grant aims to leverage satellite data, in-situ biological data, and climate models to support sustainable fisheries management and promote progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 14, which focuses on sustaining healthy marine...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $510,540 grant for research to Point Reyes Bird Observatory, also known as Point Blue Conservation Science, a non-profit organization. The grant funds a project to integrate remote sensing and ecological forecasting into decision support for wetland wildlife management in California's Central Valley. The project aims to optimize water management and habitat connectivity to support multiple benefits for the environment and ecosystem services, using satellite data and spatial conservation prioritization. This grant is not associated with a set-aside program. As a prime grantee, Point Blue has received over $9 million in federal funding for wetlands restoration, threatened species recovery, avian monitoring, and climate-smart conservation initiatives from agencies like the Fish and Wildlife Service and Department of Defense.