This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $13,416,656.00 in funding to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) to operate the research vessel (R/V) Sikuliaq in support of NSF-sponsored oceanographic research cruises in the Eastern Pacific and Arctic Oceans from 2025 through 2028. The award enables UAF to conduct 11 science cruises per year that will advance research and education in physical oceanography, marine...
The University of Alaska Fairbanks received a $1,397,646 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) to purchase oceanographic instrumentation for use aboard the R/V Sikuliaq. The instrumentation, including a Kongsberg EM304 Mark II multibeam echosounder, will be operated on a shared-use basis by the UAF/Sikuliaq Oceanographic Technical Services Group to support NSF-funded scientists' research requiring...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.050 - Geosciences) provides $1,165,409.00 in funding to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) to support oceanographic technical services on the research vessel R/V Sikuliaq, which is operated as part of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. Under this 5-year award, UAF will provide shipboard technicians to maintain, calibrate, and make available shared-use research instrumentation to qualified users on seagoing...
The National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a Project Grant for $1,008,489 to the University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) to acquire and maintain various shipboard scientific support equipment under the Geosciences grant program (CFDA 47.050). The funding will enable SIO to purchase and maintain equipment such as a mooring winch, general-purpose winch, remote access systems, and other specialized oceanographic research instruments. This...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $391,608 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of California, San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). The funding will provide support for SIO to acquire and upgrade shipboard scientific support equipment on the R/V Sally Ride and R/V Roger Revelle research vessels. The key upgrades include: Enhancing the safety and reliability of overboard equipment handling and winch operations through new...
The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Washington a $382,852 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on May 15, 2022 to support shipboard scientific infrastructure on two research vessels. Specifically, the funding will provide shipboard scientific support equipment for oceanographic research projects, including an uncontaminated seawater system, cable blocks, a diaphragm pump and spares, a multibeam survey, and a main deck crane. This infrastructure will...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences provides $202,525 to the University of Hawaii under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to purchase oceanographic instrumentation for the R/V Kilo Moana research vessel. Specifically, the funding will be used to acquire an OS38 ADCP for $188k, a GP oceanographic winch for $305k, and a sound velocity profiler for $14k. This shared-use equipment will support NSF-funded oceanographic research projects by allowing...
This $158,500 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides support for shipboard scientific support equipment (SSSE) for two research vessels operated by the University of Washington as part of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. The award will fund the acquisition of keyboard-video-monitor (KVM) system controls, multiple video monitors for the R/V Thomas G. Thompson's computer lab, and a new CTD sled system for improved deployment on the...
This $521,672 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences will support the purchase of oceanographic instrumentation for two research vessels operated by the University of Washington. Specifically, the funding will be used to acquire: A Kongsberg EM2040 multibeam system for the 72-foot R/V Rachael Carson coastal research vessel ($217,371) A Kongsberg EK80 echosounder system for the 274-foot R/V Thompson global class research vessel ($304,301) This...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $176,168 to the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) to purchase oceanographic instrumentation and equipment in support of research vessel operations and multidisciplinary oceanographic research. The award will fund the acquisition of Seapoint fluorometers, meteorological sensors, and refrigeration/freezer equipment for the R/V Atlantic Explorer, a 168-foot general-purpose...