Cooperative Agreement 23CA11094200193

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the TIP (Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) program provides $649,999 to The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to develop prototype decision-making tools for optimizing tree canopy coverage in desert cities. The key deliverables include: Tree selection and distribution tools for urban planners to balance concerns around heat, water use, and environmental justice Use of thermal data to assess water-heat-health...

This $2,998,069 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will fund the development of a cloud-based cyberinfrastructure for national-scale urban tree inventory estimation. The project, titled "FRAMEWORKS: CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE FOR URBAN TREE RESILIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY (UTREE)," aims to address gaps in urban tree data by creating an AI-driven system capable of...

This $480,588 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will support a 3-year investigation by the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) to assess the emission rates and composition of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) from urban trees, as well as their efficiency in capturing airborne particles. The study aims to determine which tree species are best suited to help reduce air pollution in urban areas. Key activities include...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $149,781 to the University of Missouri System, through its Missouri University of Science & Technology (Missouri S&T) campus, to conduct post-storm analyses of multiple tornadoes that affected Missouri and Arkansas in March 2025. The research team will collect aerial and ground survey data on damage to structures and trees, process weather radar data, and establish...

This is a 2-year, $369,330 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program. The project aims to develop a geospatial land change model that can accurately simulate future urbanization patterns in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, despite population decline driven by economic and climate stressors in these regions. The key activities and deliverables under this award include: (1)...

Treeswift Inc. was awarded a $1 million cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnership program (CFDA 47.084) to develop robotic technologies for forest inventory and mapping. The project aims to create algorithms, software, and hardware for autonomous multi-unmanned aerial vehicle systems that can coordinate in dense forests to precisely measure vast quantities of trees. This is intended to establish more accurate,...

This federal Project Grant award of $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports a partnership between the Openlands Forestry Division, a non-profit organization, and various stakeholders to undertake storm water reduction and urban forestry initiatives in the Lake Michigan watershed. The grant funding will enable Openlands to implement tree planting, habitat restoration, and environmental education...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $188,280 Project Grant under its Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota. The grant supports a two-year planning effort to assess the synergies and trade-offs between the benefits and burdens of urban trees and forests. Key objectives include: (i) analyzing the convergent conditions of tree-related ecosystem services and disservices in metropolitan regions, (ii) evaluating tree species-level vulnerability to...

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cooperative Agreement award under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program will assess the economic and ecological costs and benefits of urban tree planting and mortality in socially vulnerable neighborhoods in Durham, North Carolina. Key activities include: Assessing Durham's urban canopy and modeling ecosystem services provided Modeling optimal urban tree planting strategies to maximize economic returns and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Project Grant, under CFDA program 47.050 - Geosciences, provides $291,216 in funding to the Desert Research Institute (DRI), part of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), to develop an urban modeling system that examines the interaction between the urban heat island, outdoor water, and air pollution. The project aims to improve understanding of how cities and their excess heat, vegetation irrigation, and...