Block Grant 2101WYKSNP

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (NSF MPS), under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $143,185 to support collaborative research advancing the Supernova Early Warning System (SNEWS) through August 2025. SNEWS is a network between neutrino and dark matter detectors designed to provide automated prompt alerts of impending supernovae in our galaxy. The awardee, University of Rochester, will...

The National Park Service Pacific West Region awarded a $204,898 cooperative agreement to Klamath Bird Observatory to support landbird monitoring, analysis, and reporting activities across Klamath Network parks from September 2021 through September 2026. This award will fund the sixth round of visits by the recipient to conduct point count surveys and gather population data on landbird species located within all National Park System units overseen by the Klamath Network, in alignment with the...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program provides $147,727 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Lands and Natural Resources to conduct climate change vulnerability assessments on 110 species of greatest conservation need and incorporate climate adaptation strategies into the development of the 2025 Wildlife Action Plan update. The project aims to strengthen the climate change resilience...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.946 - Cultural Resources Management) provides $101,025 in funding to Kawerak, Inc., a nonprofit tribal consortium in Nome, Alaska, to support logistical and engagement activities with tribal partners. The key products and services to be delivered include: Facilitated engagement and collaborative transfer of traditional knowledge with affiliated tribal partners, as well as technical assistance related to cultural resources...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program (CFDA 15.078) will develop an advanced snow estimation product using a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model. The project will integrate near-daily CubeSat data, ground observations, and LiDAR snow maps to enhance a process-based distributed hydrologic model. This collaborative effort between Arizona State University (ASU) and the Salt River Project will improve snow estimation in...

The Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor Communities Association (KMTA CCA) will manage a $1 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to realize the objectives of the Alaska Region's National Heritage Area management plan. Under this three-year cooperative agreement awarded on October 1, 2022 through the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA #15.939), KMTA CCA will administer a community-based grant program to promote...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $702,252 to the University of Alaska Fairbanks to acquire a time-of-flight aerosol chemical speciation monitor (TOF-ACSM) and scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS) instrumentation. These instruments will enable research in several key areas, including urban air pollution under cold and dark conditions, aerosol production from boreal forest fires, biogenic secondary organic aerosol...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) provides $1,307,976.00 to the University of Alaska Fairbanks to deliver critical inventories, monitoring, adaptive planning, and action for the most threatened cultural resources connected with NPS parks, programs, and associated partners. The project objectives include logistics planning, field data collection, analysis, reporting, strategic planning, and...

This Project Grant award of $924,053.50 from the U.S. Department of State's Cyberspace and Digital Policy program (CFDA 19.665) is designed to enhance the capacities of ESCAP member states to provide robust governance, regulatory, and policy environments related to open radio access network (Open RAN) and other emerging technologies. The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will be executed by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) will provide $205,250 to the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative (NRCC) to maintain and build upon the ClimateAnalyzer.org platform. The project will deliver weather data, hydrological monitoring, and water data analyses to inform park management and improve visitor experience in national parks. Key activities include evaluating projected changes in...