Project Grant 2053016
- The National Science Foundation awarded Salish Kootenai College, Inc. a $307,805 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for the period of May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024. The grant funds the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SUSTAINABLE LAND AND WATER RESOURCES - A COMMUNITY BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES" project. The project will strengthen fundamental knowledge and understanding of the integrated Earth system through supporting basic research...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $135,001 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of Colorado to support collaborative research on anthropogenic water management, climate change, and environmental sustainability in the Southwestern United States. The three-year award, made under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), will fund research from September 2021 through August 2024 examining the interrelationships between human water usage, climate...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $314,999 Project Grant to Michigan State University on September 1, 2021 for collaborative research titled "Anthropogenic Water Management, Climate Change, and Environmental Sustainability in the Southwestern US (ACCESS)." The three-year grant will fund research under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $321,593 to Montana State University for collaborative research on the biogeochemical and microbial processes involved in the oxidation of pyrite minerals and the resulting composition of sulfate. The goal is to better understand how this record of pyrite oxidation in sulfate minerals can be used as a proxy to reconstruct ancient atmospheric conditions and global biogeochemical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of South Florida received a $448,380 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective July 15, 2025 through June 30, 2028. This research initiative aims to redesign activated carbon block (ACB) point-of-use (POU) water filters through investigation of water quality tradeoffs, filter performance mechanisms, and consumer...
- Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences awarded $294,592 under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology for a collaborative international research project spanning February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2028. This project grant will deliver fundamental scientific research, field-based investigations, and analytical products focused on quantifying groundwater flow dynamics in mountain blocks and their...
- This $237,568 National Science Foundation project grant supports the Geosciences REU Site program at Montana Technological University from December 2022 through November 2024. The program provides undergraduate students hands-on research experience in environmental science and engineering through a 10-week summer internship. Students participate in fieldwork to collect samples from sites impacted by mining and climate change. They then conduct laboratory analysis on the samples under faculty...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award to Northwestern University, under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074), provides $3,000,000 over 5 years to develop rapid, in-home water quality biosensors to address global water security challenges. The project will leverage insights from the study of natural microbial water contaminant detection to create a synthetic biology biotechnology platform for detecting lead, copper, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $263,392 awarded on October 1, 2021 will fund the development of a spatial-temporal predictive framework for the drinking water microbiome through June 30, 2023. Under the NSF Engineering Directorate's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the awardee Georgia Tech Research Corporation will establish a long-term observatory to monitor microbiome dynamics in Boston's water distribution system. They will develop novel econometric and ecological...
- The Boise State University received a $123,242 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences. The award will support the development of a proof-of-concept geoelectric monitoring system to advance research and education in hydrogeophysics through June 2023. The grant is part of the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to strengthen the national scientific enterprise through expanded fundamental knowledge and understanding of the integrated...
The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $174,000 Project Grant to Bozeman, Montana for the period of August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2023. The grant funding supports the "Optimization of SPC-POU Filter and Its Application of Well Water Treatment within Indigenous Lands" project under the Geosciences program (CFDA #47.050). The project aims to develop and apply an optimized silver-particle coated point-of-use (SPC-POU) water filter for treating well water sources on indigenous lands. The Geosciences program seeks to expand fundamental earth science knowledge and understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research support. The filter optimization and indigenous community application work funded under this award advances the program's goals of strengthening the geosciences field and enhancing water treatment options for underserved populations.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $174.0k | 7/14/21 |