Project Grant 2137798
- The National Science Foundation awarded San Diego State University Research Foundation $557,577 under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The award will support the NSF CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR TRACK E: DEVELOPING BLUE ECONOMY FROM MICRO TO MACRO-SCALE IN KELP AQUACULTURE project. The Foundation will utilize a demonstration site at Sunken Seaweed in San Diego to conduct research and experiments related to...
- The University of Florida received a $774,759 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. The award supports construction of a state-of-the-art recirculating seawater system (RAS) at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience in Northeast Florida. This infrastructure will enable precise environmental control of temperature,...
- This $1,016,000.00 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will fund the development and application of a low-cost, portable biosensing platform for detecting and monitoring waterborne pathogens in aquaculture and coastal environments. The University of Massachusetts Lowell, as the prime awardee, will lead the effort to adapt its patented biosensing technology to enable real-time pathogen detection and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (CFDA 47.074 Biological Sciences) provides $786,821 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop synthetic microbiome consortia to improve feed efficiency and prevent pathogen colonization in aquaculture systems. The key products and services to be delivered include: Constructing synthetic microbiomes to increase feed efficiency in the brine shrimp, Artemia salina,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $934,421 Project Grant award dated September 15, 2025, from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants program (CFDA 10.200). The four-year project, which extends through September 14, 2029, supports aquaculture research and development initiatives conducted at the institution's College Park, Maryland campus. This award represents federal...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will quantify the temporal patterns and drivers of fish-mediated ecosystem functions, such as biomass production, nutrient cycling, and piscivory, across six European Large Marine Ecosystems over a 40-year period. The $393,925 award to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington will integrate fish monitoring data, bioenergetics modeling, and statistical inference to map the spatiotemporal...
- This $818,396 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will develop a multi-agent AI system of three bio-inspired underwater vessels and a control buoy. The goal is to enhance understanding of hydrodynamics and control of multi-swimmer systems, advance the theory and practice of programmable underwater networks, and enable effective survey of coastal zones. Key deliverables include: (A) three bio-inspired robotic fish...
- The University of Washington received a $191,637 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the Cooperative Research Units federal grant program (CFDA 15.812) to advance sustainable shellfish aquaculture. Through machine learning and automated data collection, the University will work with the USGS to address the needs of fish, wildlife, and natural resource agencies. Specifically, the University will develop new technologies to collect and analyze data on fish communities...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science received a $705,374 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will develop novel deep learning methodologies to predict vertical distributions of biogeochemical and physical properties in ocean systems, with particular focus on...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $127,493 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities program to the University of Southern Maine to characterize mysid shrimp ecology and animal-fluid interactions in response to various environmental conditions. Over three years, the University will deploy an in-situ imaging system to conduct field experiments at the Damariscotta River Estuary in Maine, collecting data on mysid distributions, swimming behavior, and interactions with fluid flows...
This $750,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities supports the development of nationwide smart precision aquaculture networks for sustainable shellfish farming under the NSF's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). Awarded to the University of Maryland, College Park on October 1, 2021 for a one-year period, the grant funding will enable the convergence of technologies towards building capacity for precision aquaculture. Subawards of $75,000 each were provided to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science to support related products and services. The Integrative Activities program enhances the competitiveness of the nation's research through critical infrastructure and broad participation in STEM, consistent with the goals of this award to advance sustainable shellfish farming networks.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $750.0k | 9/20/21 |