Cooperative Agreement 72062422IO00002

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Climate and Atmospheric Research program (CFDA 11.431) provides $299,670 to enhance equitable access and use of climate services among vulnerable farming populations in Guatemala and Mexico. The project will take a mixed methods case study approach to examine participation in Local Technical Agroclimatic Committees (LTACs) and use of recommendations contained within Agro-Climatic...

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)...

The University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez has been awarded a $473,895 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) to support research and data collection activities related to the deployment of a Landslide-Ready municipal certification program in Puerto Rico. The award period is from September 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. Key products and services to be delivered under this award include a geospatial analysis of priority...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $100,000 and provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), supports an initiative led by Wageningen University in the Netherlands to enhance forest monitoring capabilities through advanced satellite technology. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Adapting deforestation alert methods to meet specific country needs and implementing these methods...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) provides $400,000 in funding to the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras (UPR-RP) to conduct research aimed at building geological hazards capacity in Puerto Rico. The project will involve a collaborative effort between researchers at UPR-RP and the USGS to assess past and current geologic hazard preparedness and response activities in Puerto Rico. Using social science...

The University of Arizona, as the prime recipient of Cooperative Agreement G24AC00080 from the U.S. Geological Survey's National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program, will execute a $349,400 research project titled "Atmospheric Rivers and Downslope Winds as Tollgates of Aridification in the Southwest: Impacts on Water Resources and Wildfire Management." The project aims to assess the long-term impacts of climate change on precipitation patterns,...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Asociacion Cooperativa de Produccion Agropecuaria Cumbres del Volcan de R.L. (ACPACUV), a small agricultural cooperative in El Salvador. The grant will be used to renovate ACPACUV's collection center, increase greenhouse production, expand sustainable agricultural practices, and open new markets for its products. This project aims to strengthen local economic...

This federal Project Grant award of $307,252 was provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) under CFDA program 43.001 - Science. The award supports a project titled "Integrating Earth Observations toward Advancing Equitable Resilience to Geohazards in a Changing Climate." The project aims to develop advanced techniques for mapping coastal land deformation using satellite InSAR and GPS data, in order to support hazard...

This $3,707,343 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) will develop new training curricula and identify existing programs to build the capacity of communities in coastal Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to prepare for and increase resilience to climate change impacts. The project, awarded to the minority-owned non-profit organization Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), will train...

This $164,006 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will support a collaborative research initiative to enhance community resilience to landslide hazards in underserved rural, isolated, and small communities (RISC) in southwestern Puerto Rico. The primary objectives are to: (1) establish new partnerships with federal and local stakeholders to facilitate data access and coordinated disaster response; (2) co-produce research questions and...