Project Grant 2518541
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Harvard College received a $431,327 Project Grant award effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, from the National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) to conduct collaborative research on sea ice extremes and polar climate dynamics. The research will develop and implement improved computational methods to represent floe size and thickness distribution (FSD) and floe-aware boundary layer processes in a leading community Earth...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Brown University received a $688,223 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded July 15, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2029. The grant funds research investigating extratropical storm dynamics and sea level extremes in New England, with particular focus on nor'easters and their role as a leading cause of extreme coastal flooding. The project delivers...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs awarded $248,000 to the University of Massachusetts Boston under CFDA 47.078 (Polar Programs) on July 1, 2025, for a collaborative research project investigating Arctic sea ice coverage and biogeochemical impacts over the past 150,000 years. The primary deliverables include geochemical analyses of three sediment cores from Arctic regions, utilizing helium and thorium isotopes as novel proxies for...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Brown University received a $185,618 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. This collaborative research initiative will produce an enhanced age-modeling software tool (BIGMACS) and a comprehensive radiometric dating dataset compiled from over 250 marine sediment cores. The primary deliverable is improved sediment age...
- This $436,468 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) will support a research initiative by Brown University to develop future scenarios for Arctic maritime accessibility. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Using numerical weather prediction and machine learning techniques to model the probability of hazardous icing conditions and dangerous sea ice convergence along Arctic maritime shipping routes. 2)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded $372,486.00 to Trustees of Tufts College for a collaborative research project addressing ice-ocean interaction physics at marine-terminating glaciers in Greenland. The four-year project, initiated September 1, 2025 and concluding August 31, 2029, integrates direct field measurements of submarine melt rates and near-ice boundary-layer dynamics with numerical modeling to improve...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $288,448 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) on June 15, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative focuses on developing and validating multiscale numerical models that link the micromechanics of sea ice to macroscopic behavior through X-ray tomography characterization. The primary deliverable is a comprehensive framework that...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Award Details: Brown University received a $230,326 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. The award supports collaborative research investigating stable isotope constraints on the hydrologic expression of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Products and Services: The funded research...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Brown University received a $410,124 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will deliver three primary products and services: (1) expansion of a multi-year, multi-cave monitoring network in the Philippines to track seasonal variations in karst hydrology; (2) new...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Brown University received a $299,468 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on June 1, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2027. This Exploratory Award for Early-concept Research (EAGER) addresses the critical gap in site-specific climate risk data for island populations vulnerable to extreme weather events. The primary deliverable is a decision-support...
Brown University received a $464,637 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) for collaborative research on sea ice dynamics, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. The award funds development and implementation of floe-size and thickness distribution (FSD) parameterizations and floe-aware air-sea flux representations in a community Earth system model to improve predictive accuracy of rapid sea ice loss events and their large-scale Arctic and mid-latitude atmospheric implications. The research deliverables include methodological advances in representing individual sea ice floe dynamics, enhanced climate model capabilities for simulating short-term (week-to-month) sea ice melt processes triggered by storm-generated waves, and improved understanding of how localized rapid sea ice loss can initiate broader Arctic changes and influence extreme cold events over North America. The project incorporates substantial educational and workforce development components, including training for graduate students, undergraduate researchers conducting term and summer projects, and high school summer interns. By improving the scientific representation of floe-based physics and its coupling to large-scale ocean and atmospheric processes, this research strengthens the predictive foundation for polar extremes and their remote teleconnections, thereby supporting more accurate weather and climate forecasting for economic and community planning purposes.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $464.6k | 6/25/26 |