Project Grant 2451827
- This $199,476 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program supports collaborative research led by Texas A&M University to investigate the impacts of climate variability on coastal wetland ecosystems. The project aims to document the successional pathways and recovery of mangroves and salt marsh plants following hard freeze events that can devastate mangrove populations at the northern edges of their geographic range. The...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $375,842 project grant to the University of Houston under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) federal grant program. The grant funds collaborative research to understand how sea level rise affects coastal amphibians. Specifically, the university researchers will conduct experimental and comparative studies on 10 anuran species located near the Gulf and Atlantic coasts to identify life stage-specific mortality from salt stress. The studies aim to...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology awarded a $141,389 Project Grant to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Division of Research & Innovation on May 15, 2021 under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The grant supports collaborative research to quantify the response of stream ecosystems to punctuated cold-stress disturbances across a semi-arid to sub-humid gradient. The research aims to increase scientific knowledge and understanding...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) Federal Grant Program has awarded a $1,275,000 Project Grant to Florida International University (FIU) for the "LTER V: COASTAL OLIGOTROPHIC ECOSYSTEMS" research project. This 6-year project, running from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2031, will continue long-term studies and experiments to understand how changes in freshwater supply, sea level rise, and disturbances like tropical storms interact to influence...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under CFDA 47.050 Geosciences to the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) for the project "Assessing and Accelerating Living Shoreline in the US Gulf Coast for Resilience and Habitat Restoration." This interdisciplinary project aims to develop and evaluate a novel, nature-inspired "Living Engineered Reef System" designed to simultaneously protect coastal areas, store carbon dioxide, and restore marine...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $138,000 Project Grant to support research titled "Phenotypic Flexibility May Allow Long-Lived Species to Buffer from Environmental Change" from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), which aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increasing knowledge and enhancing understanding of major problems...
- 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...
- This $548,713 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research to understand the impacts of global warming and ocean acidification on Rocky Intertidal ecosystems. The project combines controlled laboratory studies, field experiments, and modeling to investigate how shifting environmental conditions and loss of foundation species affect ecosystem functioning in these communities. The research integrates opportunities for ecological and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $109,866 to the University of North Texas to conduct a multi-proxy study to discriminate between marine and terrestrial sediments in coastal wetlands. The research aims to improve understanding of the relative contributions of marine and terrestrial sources to compound flooding events caused by hurricane impacts, which have intensified due to climate change. The study will employ...
- This $348,691 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will support research by the University of Houston System to uncover the mechanisms underlying how drought impacts plant-microbe interactions and influences plant community structure. The study will use metatranscriptomics, a new molecular tool, to analyze changes in active microbial communities and functions in the soil during drought conditions. This work aims to provide...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) Federal Grant Program awarded a $400,523 Project Grant to the University of Houston System to conduct collaborative research on the impacts of climate variability and extreme weather events on coastal ecosystems. The research aims to understand how mangrove forests and salt marsh plant communities respond and recover after severe freeze events, which can dramatically alter these coastal habitats. The project will document the successional pathways and recovery timelines of these foundation species, providing critical insights to guide the design and management of wetland restoration and coastal "green infrastructure" projects. This research builds on over 10 years of prior work at experimental sites on the Texas coast, leveraging the university's expertise in environmental biology, ecology, and climate science to address important questions about the resilience of coastal wetlands to extreme weather. The award has a performance period from August 15, 2025 to July 31, 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $400.5k | 8/14/25 |