Project Grant 2425484
Award Date 8/1/25
Completion Date 7/31/31
Dollars Obligated $1.3M
Federal Agency
Federal Grant Program
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
San Juan, 00931, Puerto Rico
Similar Awards
- The University of Puerto Rico received a three-year, $447,593 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A MECHANISTIC APPROACH TO ASSESS THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANES ON TROPICAL FORESTS." The grant period runs from March 1, 2021 through January 31, 2024. As part of the Biological Sciences program's goal to strengthen the...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) Federal Grant Program awarded a $122,617.00 Project Grant to the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Inc. (IAUPR) on April 15, 2025. The grant funding will be used to convert the Mata de Platano Field Station's electrical network to a self-sustaining solar power system and implement a rainwater collection system. These infrastructure upgrades will ensure uninterrupted access to essential resources, allowing researchers...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $2,010,368 Project Grant to Columbia University under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. The grant funds collaborative research on the impacts of severe drought on tropical forest recovery after hurricanes. Researchers are conducting a large-scale rainfall manipulation experiment in a forest in Puerto Rico recovering from Hurricane Maria to characterize forest resilience to climate change. Nine...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education federal project grant, awarded under CFDA 47.076, will provide $307,116 in funding from June 2024 to May 2026 to the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus. The project, titled "CREST-PRP: Soil Arthropods as Biosensors of Environmental Change in Caribbean Terrestrial Coastal Ecosystems," will examine how climate change and human activities impact coastal ecosystems in Puerto Rico by studying soil arthropods as indicators...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology awarded a $193,752 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The award will fund collaborative research from July 2022 through June 2026 to study the impacts of severe drought on tropical forest post-disturbance recovery in Puerto Rico. Specifically, researchers will conduct a rainfall manipulation experiment in a forest recovering from...
- North Carolina State University received a $332,973 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Biological Infrastructure on March 1, 2021 to fund the REU SITE: TROPICAL ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION AT EL VERDE FIELD STATION, PUERTO RICO program. The funding will support research experiences for undergraduate students at the El Verde Field Station in Puerto Rico through February 29, 2024, as part of the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) federal grant program. The Biological...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) project grant, awarded to the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus, provides $150,000.00 over five years from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2028. The project conducts collaborative research to understand how the timing and success of reproduction in tropical plants varies due to within-year seasonality, multi-year climate cycles, and the effects of climate change. The research takes place at three tropical...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $472,614 to Cornell University from July 2022 through June 2026 to study the impacts of severe drought on tropical forest post-disturbance recovery. Specifically, the researchers are conducting a rainfall manipulation experiment in a forest in Puerto Rico that is recovering from Hurricane Maria in 2017. The project aims to characterize and predict forest resilience to climate change by...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $861,175 Project Grant to the University of Puerto Rico under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) for research titled "Collaborative Research: Microbiota Role in Intestinal Regeneration." The three-year award, effective August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024, will support research examining the role of microbiota in intestinal regeneration. The Biological Sciences program aims to advance the field of biology and strengthen...
- This $307,095 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program supports a 2-year research project at the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus. The project aims to investigate the ecophysiological responses of two key tree species in Caribbean tidal freshwater wetlands to the impacts of climate change, including warmer temperatures and increased salinity. Using field observations and greenhouse...