Cooperative Agreement 2614915
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $55.19 million Cooperative Agreement to the Earthscope Consortium Inc. (operating as Iris) on October 1, 2025, to establish and operate the National Geophysical Facility (NGF) through September 30, 2030. This research infrastructure initiative advances earth science capabilities by providing scientific instrumentation, data services, and workforce development resources for geodesy and...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $19.04M cooperative agreement under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA) effective October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2028. The award funds the design phase of the Next Generation Ground-Based Solar Observing Network (NGGONG-Design), which will establish an internationally distributed...
- Summary of Federal Cooperative Agreement Award The University of Wisconsin-Madison received a $2.475 million Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031. This award funds the continued operations, management, and maintenance of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory (ICNO) located at the Amundsen Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. Upon...
- Arctic Data Center Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of California, Santa Barbara received a $944,443 Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded May 1, 2026, with completion expected April 30, 2031. Under this five-year agreement, the Arctic Data Center will operate as the primary data and software repository for arctic research projects funded by the NSF's Office of Polar Programs. The Center delivers secure data...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded $539,096 to Indiana University on October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support collaborative research on Arctic, Climate, and Earthquakes (ACE). This project addresses seismic resilience and adaptation of Arctic infrastructure and social systems amid changing climate conditions, fulfilling NSF's Navigating the New Arctic (NNA)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs awarded $343,679 to the University of Massachusetts under the Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) to conduct collaborative research examining tectonic influences on Greenland Ice Sheet (GRIS) stability. The award, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2029, supports the development of advanced integrated modeling frameworks that combine ice-sheet, atmospheric, and geologic constraints to evaluate...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded $224,724 to the Earthscope Consortium Inc. (operating as Iris) on August 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. This collaborative research project, titled "Geophysical AI-Driven Integration & Assimilation (GAIA)," develops unified cyberinfrastructure that integrates physical simulations, sensor observations, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded $287,230 to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York at Binghamton effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project investigates moisture-driven mechanisms of Antarctic ice sheet growth during the Miocene Climate Optimum (approximately 17 to 14.8 million years ago). The primary deliverables include advanced climate and ice...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs awarded $248,000 to the University of Massachusetts Boston under CFDA 47.078 (Polar Programs) on July 1, 2025, for a collaborative research project investigating Arctic sea ice coverage and biogeochemical impacts over the past 150,000 years. The primary deliverables include geochemical analyses of three sediment cores from Arctic regions, utilizing helium and thorium isotopes as novel proxies for...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $999,999 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. This Cooperative Agreement funds the establishment and operation of a National Office for the Regional Resilience Innovation Incubator (R2I2) initiative, which serves as a coordinating hub for a network of NSF-supported regional resilience projects. The...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $2,003,309 to Earthscope Consortium Inc. (operating as Iris) on May 15, 2026, for the National Geophysical Facility (NGF) Polar initiative, with completion targeted for September 30, 2030. The award supports critical research infrastructure and geophysical services specifically designed for Arctic and Antarctic scientific activities. Key deliverables include operation and maintenance of persistent polar sensor networks; engineering support for temporary sensor deployments in polar regions; stewardship of open-access data archives spanning a century of polar exploration; provision of real-time data products quantifying space weather and global seismic activity; and educational and training programs in polar science. These products and services advance multiple scientific and national objectives including basic earth science research, hazard monitoring, polar facility operations, and national security applications. The NGF-Polar infrastructure enables multi-disciplinary investigations into ice dynamics, polar oceanography, polar ecosystems, and broader polar phenomena with implications for lower latitudes. As a tax-exempt nonprofit consortium specializing in seismological instrumentation and geoscience research support, Earthscope Consortium leverages its existing expertise managing major NSF research infrastructure facilities to deliver these specialized capabilities. No subawards are planned under this agreement.Cooperative Agreement Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $2.0m | 6/22/26 |