Project Grant 2049304
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities provides $559,240 to The Regents of the University of Colorado from March 2021 through February 2024 to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THE CONSEQUENCES OF SPECIES LOSS FOR FOOD WEB PERSISTENCE AND FUNCTIONING IN THE GULF OF MAINE ROCKY INTERTIDAL." The award falls under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $299,500 Project Grant to Colby College under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The grant funds the acquisition of a scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and cathodoluminescence capabilities to support research, teaching, and outreach activities in geology at the primarily undergraduate institution. The new microanalytical system will strengthen Colby College's...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $700,000 Project Grant to Colby College under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) for the period of May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024. The grant funding supports collaborative research titled "Comparative Analysis of Endocytic Trafficking During Cell Division." The research aims to advance scientific understanding of major problems in biology by increasing knowledge of endocytic trafficking processes during cell...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $322,030 to Colby College to study how coral atoll islands respond to climate change and human impacts. The 5-year project will leverage remote sensing, machine learning, and numerical modeling to track changes in atoll size and shape over time, with the goal of identifying atolls most at risk of land loss. The research aims to provide insights for conservation and...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences a $189,353 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The three-year award will support collaborative research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SOURCES AND TRANSFORMATIONS OF EXPORT PRODUCTION: A NOVEL 50-YEAR RECORD OF PELAGIC-BENTHIC COUPLING FROM CORAL AND PLANKTON BIOARCHIVES." The research aims to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system by expanding knowledge of...
- The University of Maine was awarded a $181,399 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct research from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024. The grant funds collaborative research between the University of Maine and the Natural Environment Research Council in the United Kingdom to advance understanding of biologically mediated sinking processes in marine diatoms. Through novel imaging, physiology, and numerical modeling approaches, the...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $104,679 to Claremont McKenna College from June 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024 to conduct collaborative research on reconstructing a 250-year history of environmental conditions in the Gulf of Maine. The research team will use geochemical proxies in marine climate archives, such as growth bands in clams and crustose coralline algae, to generate multi-centennial,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $206,812 Project Grant to Middlebury College for research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GLACIAL DEEP PACIFIC CARBON STORAGE AND EFFECTS ON CACO3 PRESERVATION." The three-year award, effective June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2024, will support basic research under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The Geosciences program aims to expand fundamental knowledge of the integrated Earth system through support of basic...
- Colby College received a $217,223 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award will fund collaborative research connecting spatial graphs to links and 3-manifolds from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increasing knowledge and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) Project Grant award of $362,234 to Middlebury College will support research on the socio-ecological feedbacks of marine protected areas (MPAs) in Madagascar. The research will examine the relationship between ecosystem health, fisheries targets, and community engagement in MPA management and decision-making. The project aims to investigate how different levels of community participation, particularly the role of gender,...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $459,742 Project Grant to Colby College under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for the period of March 1, 2021 through February 29, 2024. The grant will support collaborative research examining the consequences of species loss on food web persistence and functioning in the Gulf of Maine rocky intertidal ecosystem. As part of the Geosciences program's goal of expanding fundamental knowledge of the integrated Earth system through basic research, this project aims to strengthen understanding of how biodiversity declines impact the stability and processes within complex marine communities. Colby College will serve as the primary awardee, coordinating the research efforts through its Office of Sponsored Programs.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 5/20/21 | ||
| Not listed | $459.7k | 2/25/21 |