Project Grant 2046437

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution received a $813,964 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs on September 1, 2021 to support the development of unmanned ground vehicles for assessing the health of secluded ecosystems through August 31, 2026. The grant is part of the NSF's Polar Programs, which provides funding under Assistance Listing Number 47.078 to strengthen fundamental polar research, including support for projects best conducted in or focused on the polar regions. Through this award, Woods Hole Oceanographic will develop unmanned ground vehicles equipped with sensors to evaluate environmental conditions in hard-to-reach Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems, advancing the National Science Foundation's mission of growing knowledge and understanding of the polar regions.