Project Grant 1800981

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Central Washington University received $294,874 in funding from the National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Early Career Geoscience Faculty Workshop. The award, effective April 15, 2026 through March 31, 2029, will fund an annual five-day professional development workshop designed to integrate evidence-based teaching, research, and...

The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a $1,124,784 Cooperative Agreement to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810) on December 1, 2025, with a completion date of November 30, 2027. The recipient will produce detailed surficial and bedrock geologic maps across five 7.5-minute quadrangles and one 1:48,000-scale map covering four regions in Washington State, with two areas incorporating potential-field geophysical...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Office of Acquisitions and Grants awarded the State of Washington Department of Ecology a $1,479,640 Cooperative Agreement under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) for the period of September 15, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The project, Washington Modernized Surface Water Mapping, supports the acquisition and development of Elevation Derived Hydrography (EDH) datasets that meet USGS...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Office of Acquisitions and Grants awarded a $615,996 cooperative agreement to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) on September 8, 2025. The three-year project, with performance through August 31, 2028, will deliver repeat Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) elevation data collection across Pierce County, Washington, encompassing...

The University of Washington was awarded a $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) to support the NNA PLANNING: CO-DESIGNING CIVIC EDUCATION FOR THE CIRCUMPOLAR NORTH project. The two-year project beginning September 1, 2021 aims to strengthen fundamental knowledge and understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research by co-designing civic education curriculum for...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $500,001 Project Grant to Fort Peck Community College (FPCC) to expand its capacity in geography and environmental sciences classes by adding a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technology Certificate in Applied Science. This award aligns with the NSF STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which aims to increase the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instructional and research capacities of higher education institutions...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Washington State Department of Natural Resources received a $394,186 project grant from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. The award supports three coordinated projects managed by the Washington Geological Survey (WGS) to digitize and preserve critical geological data and specimens. Project 1 involves scanning paper-based offshore...

This $243,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) aims to establish a "Geoscience Learning Community and Network (GEONET)" to support secondary science teachers in Nebraska in integrating geoscience content into their curricula. The key objectives are to: 1) Provide professional development and training to help teachers craft new lesson plans infusing geoscience themes, 2) Facilitate incorporation of geoscience concepts aligned...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program grant award of $562,752 will support Northeastern Technical College's "Technical Engineering for Advanced Manufacturing" (TEAM) project in Cheraw, South Carolina. The project aims to develop a technician-based engineering technology program to address the local manufacturing sector's need for skilled technicians. The key components of the TEAM project include: Collaborating with a Business and...

This $2,425,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) will fund the equipping of research and instructional laboratories at Western Washington University's new Advanced Technology Academic Facility. The award will support the procurement of specialized electrical engineering tools, instrumentation, computer servers, and smart control hardware for labs focused on robotics, embedded...