The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $270,634 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences on April 15, 2021 to support oceanographic instrumentation aboard the RV Savannah through March 31, 2023. The award will fund the development and deployment of oceanographic instruments on the University's research vessel, the RV Savannah, based in Savannah, Georgia. The instrumentation will be used to strengthen basic research in atmospheric,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Cooperative Agreement to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) under the NSF Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to provide oceanographic technical services on the R/V Savannah research vessel. The award, worth $187,625, will support the operation of the vessel as part of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet from CY2024 to CY2029. UGA Research Foundation will deploy shipboard technicians to maintain, calibrate, and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $635,000 in funding to the University of Georgia Research Foundation to support the operations of the R/V Savannah research vessel from 2025 to 2028. The R/V Savannah is a multipurpose research vessel owned by the University of Georgia's Skidaway Institute of Oceanography that is designated as a University National Oceanographic Laboratory System vessel. This award will enable the...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $404,297 Project Grant to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) on September 1, 2023, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to acquire a stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer system and supporting interfaces at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SKIO). This new instrumentation will enhance SKIO's capabilities to conduct research and training in marine science and ecology...
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...
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...
The National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $683,104 Project Grant to the University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography Division to acquire oceanographic instrumentation needed to support NSF-funded scientific research under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The funded equipment includes a multibeam echosounder, salinometers, computing hardware, a portable magnetometer system, precision time protocol time servers, and CTD support...
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...
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...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Oregon's Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB). The grant will fund the acquisition of an 8-meter coastal nearshore operations research vessel to improve OIMB's access to the diverse subtidal habitats and rich flora and fauna of the Coos Bay region along the Oregon coast. This will enable OIMB to overcome historical limitations in accessing the nearshore...