The University of Arizona was awarded a $499,450 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers program (CFDA 15.820). The goal of the project is to provide actionable science to understand the effects of recent temperature increases and inform natural resources management in the southwestern United States. The University of Arizona will work with sub-awardees the University of California San Diego, Colorado State...
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 University of Colorado Boulder, through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), will continue hosting the United States Geological Survey (USGS) North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (NC CASC) under this $2,948,952 Cooperative Agreement award from the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program. The award supports a consortium of universities, conservation nonprofits, and tribal organizations to develop and expand...
The University of Arizona was awarded a $333,606 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program. The project will develop high-resolution hydroclimatic maps and data for southern California to assess climate change impacts and support adaptation planning. Key deliverables include spatial data layers for historical and projected future climate and hydrological conditions, 30-year climate summaries, and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (CFDA 15.820 - National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers) provides $495,584 to the University of Arizona to cultivate water resilience with indigenous peoples in arid lands of the U.S. Southwest. The project will: 1) Conduct a water quality assessment in the Sanders, AZ area, engaging community members to collect and interpret data, and evaluate barriers to water accessibility and affordability, and 2) Facilitate a...
The University of Arizona was awarded a $349,950.60 Cooperative Agreement from the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program of the U.S. Geological Survey. The goal of this 2-year project is to work with communities around the Great Salt Lake in Utah to understand their experiences with decreasing water levels and develop effective, inclusive plans for conserving lakes, saving culturally important places, and protecting public health. The project team will...
The U.S. Geological Survey, under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers program (CFDA 15.820), awarded a $240,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Arizona from February 2021 through January 2024. The award will support research titled "Future of Fire in the Southwest: Towards a National Synthesis of Wildland Fire Under a Changing Climate." Through this funding, the awardee will work with sub-awardee University of California, Davis to provide science and...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $730,826.00, was granted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the CFDA 15.808 Research and Data Collection program. The award, with a project period from February 13, 2025 to February 12, 2029, will be performed by the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). The project aims to leverage UCSB's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) to support and accelerate synthesis research on climate-mediated species range...
The University of Arizona received a $3,814,815 Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to establish the Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health (SCORCH). The three-year grant, awarded on September 22, 2023, will fund transdisciplinary research projects addressing the health impacts of climate change in arid regions of the Southwestern United States and globally. Key focus areas include the...
This $124,921 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey through the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program provides funding to the University of Arizona to develop customized weather and climate reporting tools for wildfire managers and tribal natural resource managers in the Southwest U.S. Specifically, the project will engage with two wildfire management units and two tribal partners to understand their unique information needs and...
The U.S. Geological Survey's National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (NCASC) program awarded a $2,617,079 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Arizona (UA) to establish the Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (SW CASC). This 5-year award, effective from September 8, 2024 to September 7, 2029, will enable the SW CASC to address critical climate-driven issues facing the U.S. Southwest, including managing freshwater, wildlife, coastal erosion, wildfires, and cultural resources.
The SW CASC will conduct engaged research with partner institutions, government agencies, tribal communities, and natural resource managers to generate new data, develop forecasting models, and evaluate the societal impacts of its activities. Key deliverables include building climate resilience through early warning systems, managing post-fire landscapes and freshwater, monitoring climate impacts on wildlife, and identifying climate-resilient water sources. The SW CASC will also work to augment indigenous agricultural and cultural practices, engage students in interdisciplinary climate science, and strengthen relationships between scientists and practitioners. The award supports collaborative efforts with sub-recipients including the University of California San Diego, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Utah State University, University of California Los Angeles, and other institutions.