Project Grant 2030474

The National Science Foundation awarded Rice University a $301,694 Project Grant under the Polar Programs federal grant program (CFDA 47.078) for the period of April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The grant funds the EAGER: HYDROLOGICAL GLOBALIZATION: EXPLORING URBAN ADAPTATIONS TO ARCTIC MELT project to strengthen understanding of polar regions through expansion of fundamental knowledge. Specifically, the grant supports basic research exploring urban adaptations to melting in the Arctic, conducted from Rice University's location in Houston, Texas. The Polar Programs grant program aims to encourage and support basic research best suited or only able to be performed in polar regions to increase understanding of those areas.