Project Grant 2102833

The National Science Foundation awarded Oregon State University a $151,959 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) for the period of February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2022. The grant funds a research project titled "RAPID: Do Wildfire Effects on Roots and Rhizosphere Activity Control Both Short- and Long- Term Soil C Stabilization?" The Biological Sciences program aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increasing scientific knowledge and understanding of major problems confronting the nation. This award will support Oregon State University in conducting research to examine how wildfire impacts on root systems and surrounding soil microbial activity influence short- and long-term carbon storage in soil.