This three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities provides $202,295 to Unavco, Inc. to engage community college students in geoscience career pathways under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The funding will support Unavco's COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GP-UP: GEO-LAUNCHPAD project from September 2021 through August 2024. As the primary awardee and vendor, Unavco will deliver engagement activities to strengthen students' understanding of the...
This $128,930 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports the Advancing Geochronology Science, Spaces, and Systems (AGES3) initiative led by the Geological Society of America. AGES3 aims to increase access to geochronology data and expertise to further understanding of integrated Earth systems. It implements a platform to attract underrepresented groups to the geosciences and tests grassroots ideas at the frontier of inclusive, collaborative...
This five-year, $1,827,627 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the Advancing Geochronology Science, Spaces, and Systems (AGES3) initiative. AGES3 aims to increase access to geochronology data and expertise to further understanding of integrated earth systems. It will implement platforms to attract underrepresented groups to geosciences and test community-led ideas. Over 150 strategic micro-awards across three subprograms will engage...
This $1,114,746 National Science Foundation Project Grant from the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund research at the University of Montana to advance computational modeling of Earth's deformation under surface ocean tidal and continental water loading. Over five years, the grantee will analyze Global Navigation Satellite System data and develop three-dimensional models to better predict Earth's response to surface loading cycles. Products will include sensitivity and resolution...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences provides $106,431 to The University of New Mexico for collaborative research under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The research aims to develop high resolution passive seismic imaging beneath Valles Caldera in Albuquerque, New Mexico from August 2021 through July 2023. The Geosciences program supports basic research to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system, including expansion of knowledge...
This five-year, $528,702 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports the Advancing Geochronology Science, Spaces, and Systems Initiative. The awardee, the University of Colorado Boulder, will deliver three strategic micro-award programs totaling over 150 awards to engage hundreds of Earth scientists in collaborative science, training, review, and governance activities. The mature AGES-GRAD program supports high-impact collaborative projects...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $349,710 Project Grant to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) to support the collaborative proposal "GEOPATHS:IN Recruiting Through Location-Based Curriculum and Field and Laboratory Research Experience for High School Students, Teachers and Undergraduates." The two-year grant project, running from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024, will provide location-based geosciences...
The University of New Hampshire will receive $730,638 from the National Science Foundation under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support the COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THE SIMPSON NEUTRON MONITOR NETWORK project from August 15, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The Geosciences program aims to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. Under this award, the University of New Hampshire will coordinate and operate the...
The Earth Images Foundation was awarded a $359,902 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant will support the Foundation's work to produce new geo-media content aimed at increasing outreach and promoting diversity in the geosciences. As outlined in the program description, the NSF Geosciences program seeks to expand fundamental knowledge...
This $185,094 National Science Foundation award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the acquisition of an energy dispersive spectrometer and carbon coater for a field emission scanning electron microscope facility at the University of California, Berkeley. The new analytical equipment will enhance the university's research capabilities in areas such as volcano petrology, igneous petrology, and mantle geochemistry by enabling rapid multi-scale geochemical mapping and analysis of...
This cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation provides $1.1 million to Unavco, Inc. for the Geodetic Facility for the Advancement of Geoscience (GAGE) from August 2021 through February 2023. Under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research, Unavco will deliver products and services to support advancement in geoscience through its GAGE facility. Specifically, Unavco will utilize GAGE to provide geodetic infrastructure, data, and related support to further research in areas such as plate boundary deformation, earthquakes, volcanoes, climate change, and natural hazards. The funding will allow Unavco to continue operating GAGE facilities that collect and distribute critical geospatial data to further basic scientific knowledge of the Earth system.