Project Grant 2441707
- This Project Grant award of $679,309.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research on the evolution of salinity tolerance in monogonont rotifers. The research aims to enhance understanding of rotifer taxonomy, ecology, and evolutionary processes related to salinity tolerance. Key activities include: 1) surveying saltwater rotifers in the southeastern U.S. to document biodiversity and distribution, 2) investigating genomic and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research at the University of Wyoming to study the evolutionary effects of fish predation on zooplankton in high mountain lake ecosystems. The $307,371 award will be used to quantify differences in the elemental composition and nutrient cycling between zooplankton populations in lakes with and without introduced trout. The project aims to improve understanding of the impacts...
- This federal Project Grant award, valued at $240,000 and provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), funds a postdoctoral research fellowship to investigate the evolution of ion transporter function in response to climate-driven salinity declines. The research will be conducted by a fellow and will contribute to the NSF's "Rules of Life" initiative, which seeks to understand the fundamental principles governing interactions between...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences project grant, awarded under CFDA 47.074, provides $242,000 to the University of Houston System to study the phenotypic plasticity and adaptive evolution of a freshwater microbial eukaryote in response to environmental changes caused by road salts and nanoparticle biocides. The 3-year project will measure organismal and gene expression traits before and after experimental evolution in contaminated environments to understand how...
- This federal Project Grant award, totaling $635,938.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The award will fund research examining how increasing environmental variability impacts fitness trade-offs across complex life cycles, focusing on a salamander species in New Hampshire. Key objectives include studying how timing of metamorphosis affects juvenile and adult traits, survival, and population dynamics. Additionally, the research will...
- This $652,785 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research to understand how copepod populations, which are vital to commercial fisheries, can evolve in response to climate change-driven salinity changes in coastal environments. The research team from The Ohio State University will examine the evolution of osmoregulatory functions and ion transporter genes in copepods to determine how they can adapt to rapid salinity...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $452,705 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, Duluth. The grant will fund a 3-year collaborative research project to investigate how salt affects the photodegradation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in aquatic environments. The research will examine the role of carboxyl groups in DOM structure and their interactions with salt ions under sunlight exposure. The study will compare...
- This $1,545,144 National Science Foundation Project Grant supports research at Michigan State University to understand the genetic, developmental, morphological, and physiological mechanisms of local adaptation of the coastal ecotype of Mimulus guttatus to oceanic salt spray. The three-year award, issued on June 1, 2022 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), will fund research divided into three aims. The first aim examines avoidance of salt spray through compact growth and late...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) Project Grant award of $345,619 to Cornell University, from October 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, will fund research to investigate the impacts of sea level rise and saltwater intrusion on coastal amphibian species. The project aims to improve understanding of the salinity tolerance limits of frog and toad species occupying coastal habitats on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Using an experimental approach, the research will...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) Project Grant in the amount of $300,000 was awarded to Michigan State University to investigate the complex interactions between human disturbances and natural features that impact U.S. lake ecosystems and harmful algal blooms. The key products and services to be delivered through this 2-year award include: Developing machine learning models to quantify the relationships between multiple human disturbances and their impacts...
This $649,543 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program supports research to study the eco-evolutionary consequences of freshwater salinization in lakes. The primary activities include field surveys of zooplankton and phytoplankton communities across a salinity gradient in coastal Maine lakes, laboratory experiments on local adaptation in Daphnia populations, and population genomic analyses to characterize spatial and temporal patterns of salt tolerance. Complementary mesocosm experiments will manipulate salinity and resource availability to test how salt-driven evolutionary changes in Daphnia influence consumer-resource dynamics. This research aims to advance scientific knowledge, create hands-on research opportunities for undergraduates, integrate fieldwork and lab experiments into college courses, and partner with state agencies and citizen scientists to support lake stewardship.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $649.5k | 7/29/25 |