Project Grant 2519409
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Washington received a $462,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. This collaborative research project delivers scientific research products focused on reconstructing historical Arctic sea-ice coverage and associated biogeochemical conditions over the past 150,000 years. The research team will analyze ocean sediment cores using...
- 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 The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science received a $2.616 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, to support collaborative research on the Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO). This project delivers comprehensive ecological monitoring and change detection services across the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas, focusing on documenting...
- 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 The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $349,299 under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Washington beginning September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This project grant supports the development of IRISS-USV (Infrared Sea Surface temperature Sensor for Uncrewed Surface Vehicles), an advanced ocean skin temperature measurement system designed for deployment on buoys and uncrewed surface vehicles. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Washington received a $968,427 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. This award supports the development and deployment of DEEPCYTE, an autonomous underwater flow cytometer designed to detect and analyze phytoplankton populations in marine environments. The project delivers a redesigned...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded $345,087 to Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc. on September 1, 2025, for a collaborative research project focused on advancing knowledge of Arctic land-ocean dynamics through the Arctic Great Rivers Observatory (ArcticGRO). The three-year project, scheduled for completion by August 31, 2028, will provide essential time-series data and scientific products supporting U.S. interests...
- This $870,804 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) will support a 5-year research project at the University of Washington focused on improving the representation of small-scale sea ice processes in climate models. The key objectives are to refine the modeling of sea ice deformation and fractures at the floe scale, and establish connections between these small-scale dynamics and larger-scale sea ice behavior. This will involve a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded the University of Washington a $195,406 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) beginning September 1, 2025, to develop CALANOID, a modular, air-deployable ocean profiling float system. The primary deliverable is a low-cost, scalable ocean profiling platform designed to capture submesoscale ocean dynamics through dense, distributed in-situ observations. Key technological...
- 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...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded $630,897 to the University of Washington on July 1, 2026, for a five-year collaborative research project supporting coordination, data management, and enhancement of the U.S. Interagency and International Arctic Buoy Programme (USIABP/IABP). The project maintains and operates a network of approximately 200 drifting buoys across the Arctic that serve as the foundational infrastructure for the Arctic Observing Network. The primary deliverables include continuous data collection and management supporting weather forecasting, oceanographic and sea ice condition monitoring, long-term environmental change observations, and validation of global weather models and satellite-derived estimates of sea ice parameters. Real-time data are disseminated immediately to operational communities including the National Weather Service and made publicly available through the project's web server. In addition to core observing network operations, the award supports a multi-faceted outreach and workforce development program designed to engage undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Washington, University of Maryland, and partner institutions through research mentorship and STEM career guidance. The program facilitates media engagement and public education through visual art showcases and hosted outreach events. The USIABP leverages collaborative partnerships with multiple U.S. federal agencies and state partners, including the Department of Energy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Naval Research, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Coast Guard, to sustain the network and ensure broad societal benefits from Arctic observational data.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $630.9k | 6/26/26 |