The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $214,819 Project Grant under the Geosciences (CFDA 47.050) program to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. to address safety, harassment, and exclusion issues in field-based geoscience research. The key products and services to be delivered include: Creating and widely disseminating a field safety, anti-harassment, and bystander intervention training certificate program through an online course. Developing a toolkit to support field...
This $563,190 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will support the development of a community-driven roadmap to advance broadening participation goals in the geoscience community over the next 50 years. The University of Texas at Austin will convene a conference for stakeholders from academia, industry, professional organizations, and government agencies to reflect on past efforts and cultivate new partnerships to support diversity, equity and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM) a $843,830 Project Grant under the Geosciences (CFDA 47.050) program. The goal of this 2-year award is to develop strategies for creating more inclusive pathways into geoscience careers, particularly targeting underserved youth. The "Connecting Opportunities for Research Experiences (CORE) in the Geosciences" project will leverage SMM's expertise in STEM education and community engagement through...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $324,824 to support activities led by the National Academy of Sciences' Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR) and its Standing Committee on Solid Earth Geophysics (COSEG). The funding will enable twice-yearly meetings, expert convenings, and outreach and dissemination efforts to address national priorities such as integrating artificial intelligence into earth and water science,...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $133,138 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant funded the "VOICES OF INTEGRATING CULTURE IN THE EARTH SCIENCES" project from March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2023. The project aimed to assess measures of identity, belonging, place, and security for workshop participants through surveys and interviews. San Francisco State University served as a sub-awardee to design the...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $184,999 project grant to the Consortium For Ocean Leadership, Inc. to support the Program Support Office for the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant provides funding from October 1, 2021 through October 31, 2022 to operate the Program Support Office, which coordinates federal ocean observing activities across multiple agencies. The Geosciences program aims to expand understanding of the...
This $499,943 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), aims to build sustainable open science communities in the hydrology, oceans, and seismology disciplines. The project's key objectives are to: Develop community-vetted, discipline-specific data sharing frameworks and a web platform to implement them. Cultivate disciplinary leaders and liaisons to help sustain the data sharing frameworks. Capture the community practices to inform future use...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $781,741 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the Sea Education Association Inc. (SEA), a non-profit organization in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The 3-year grant, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GP-IN: ACCELERATING CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CAREERS THROUGH A POSTBACCALAUREATE FELLOWSHIP IN WOODS HOLE (ACES WOODS HOLE)", aims to recruit, train, prepare, and retain post-baccalaureate fellows from...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities and Directorate for Geosciences, totaling $200,000, supports the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) aim to strengthen the national scientific enterprise through expanded fundamental knowledge and understanding of the integrated Earth system. The University of Wisconsin-Madison will deliver coordination network activities to improve disciplinary practices in past global change research from...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $834,260 project grant to the Regents of the University of Colorado under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct research and develop training tools to improve field safety, prevent harassment, and promote inclusive culture in the field-based geoscience research community. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year grant include: 1) Creating and widely disseminating an online certificate program for field safety,...