Project Grant 2437438
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $444,570 to The University of South Dakota (USD) to conduct collaborative research on the mechanisms that explain continental-scale patterns in the size spectra of organisms in freshwater stream ecosystems. The research aims to understand how energy flow, a crucial ecological process, shapes the distribution and abundance of different species across aquatic habitats. By leveraging...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) Federal Grant Program awarded a $169,540 project grant to Colorado Mesa University (CMU) for the project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MECHANISMS TO EXPLAIN CONTINENTAL SCALING OF SIZE SPECTRA IN FRESHWATER STREAMS". The 3-year project from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028 will leverage the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) infrastructure to examine the environmental and ecological drivers of energy...
- This $782,754 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports a collaborative research effort to study the environmental factors influencing the fate and transport of environmental DNA (eDNA) in U.S. streams, particularly those within the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). The project, titled "DISTANCE: Determining Instream Transport of eDNA Across NEON Sites at the Continental Scale," will leverage NEON...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $651,159 Project Grant to the University of North Texas under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) for the period of August 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023. The grant will support research to estimate the water and particulate mass flux across major US forest types transported by throughfall and stemflow. The university will monitor these variables and particulate composition across 11 sites of the National Ecological Observatory...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $507,706 to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to conduct research aimed at better understanding how the design of long-term ecological monitoring programs influences the knowledge generated. The project will develop simulation approaches and leverage existing datasets, including from the National Ecological Observatory Network, to improve the design of ecological...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,976,918 Project Grant to the University of Alabama under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to provide training for the next generation of ecologists and natural resource managers. The "Woods to Water (W2W)" program will leverage the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and the Jones Center at Ichauway (JCI) to train 30 post-baccalaureate participants in field techniques that link water, carbon, and nutrient fluxes...
- This $418,390 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program supports collaborative research to study the environmental factors that promote or inhibit the transport and degradation of environmental DNA (eDNA) in U.S. streams, especially those part of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). The research team based at the University of Alabama will conduct eDNA spiraling experiments at NEON stream sites to determine how factors...
- This $909,435 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will support a collaborative research project led by Duke University to study the critical role of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) in small stream and river ecosystems. The project aims to: Experimentally measure the impact of bryophytes on nutrient uptake, organic matter storage, and biodiversity in headwater streams within the Hubbard Brook Experimental...
- This $605,949 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports a research project titled "Reconnecting Water, Land, and Life: Enhancing Environmental Flow Models and Actions for River Corridor Ecosystem Resilience." The project, led by the University of New Mexico, aims to study how different water flow patterns, particularly those designed to mimic natural spring floods, affect the Rio Grande ecosystem in New Mexico....
- This $748,856 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will fund a collaborative research study on using environmental DNA (eDNA) to measure biodiversity in U.S. streams, particularly those in the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). The study, led by The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), aims to understand the environmental factors that influence the movement and degradation of eDNA in streams. Key...
This Project Grant award of $549,501.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will support a collaborative research project to examine the mechanisms driving energy flow in freshwater stream ecosystems across the United States. The project, led by the University of North Texas (UNT), will leverage the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) infrastructure to study how environmental and ecological factors influence the patterns of body size distribution and relative abundance of organisms, which serve as proxies for ecosystem energy flow. The research aims to improve understanding of the critical ecological processes that underpin the provision of important ecosystem services, such as drinking water, food production, and recreation, in aquatic habitats. The project will train a postdoctoral scholar and run from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $549.5k | 8/19/25 |