Project Grant 2519658
- This $673,131 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will develop a real-time, high-resolution monitoring framework to identify and manage urban environmental hazards in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The project aims to leverage existing fiber-optic cable infrastructure to monitor water infrastructure and geological conditions, addressing challenges related to aging infrastructure, climate change, and equitable access to city services. Key...
- Carnegie Mellon University was awarded a $341,627 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant will support collaborative research to capture Indigenous knowledge to co-design more effective operations, maintenance, and management of water infrastructure. The Geosciences program seeks to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in...
- This $149,305 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) will support planning activities at Villanova University to develop a roadmap for smart, sustainable, and equitable green stormwater systems in urban communities. Over the one-year period from October 2022 to September 2023, the university will form a cross-disciplinary task force including researchers, government agencies, community partners, and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $1,499,981 to Villanova University to develop innovative real-time monitoring and AI-driven models to support sustainable management of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) systems in urban environments. The project aims to integrate engineering, computer science, urban planning, and social science to enable effective, accurate, and culturally responsive GSI operations. A sub-award of...
- This Project Grant award of $199,697 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) was made to Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to quantify the hydrologic impacts of plant invasions in a peri-urban forest. The researchers will engage in an understory restoration project to eradicate invasive plant species and replant native species, with the goal of restoring water availability in the forest. The findings will provide insights into the profound changes...
- This $126,270 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) aims to develop new capabilities to monitor and understand forest carbon dynamics in the Earth system. The key products and services to be delivered include: Cross-platform and cross-region learning frameworks to enable fine-scale carbon dynamics monitoring at large geographic scales. High-fidelity fast approximations of theory-based carbon forecasting models using new meta-learning...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $510,436 provides funding from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2028 to San Francisco State University under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The award will support research and educational efforts to advance understanding of green infrastructure systems' influences on structural performance during natural hazard events. Specifically, the university will conduct sensitivity analyses and nonlinear time history analyses to...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $174,000 Project Grant to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support research titled "GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE SCALING FROM LOCAL OBSERVATIONS TO REGIONAL APPLICATIONS AS A COUPLED HUMAN-WATER SYSTEM" from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The grant funding will support basic research exploring the integration of green infrastructure solutions within urban water systems at local and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) to strengthen urban stormwater infrastructure and improve water quality management in Chicago. The project leverages citizen science approaches to collect hydrological data and engage the public, while also developing a training program to prepare the next generation of engineers, scientists, and advocates to address challenges in...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences awarded The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), doing business as Penn State, a $450,000 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) with a period of performance from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026. This grant supports a research project that aims to test a new framework depicting the soil-stream interface as a dynamic, expanding, and contracting volume encompassing near-stream zones and periodically...
This $500,000 NSF Project Grant, awarded under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), will support Carnegie Mellon University's efforts to develop a comprehensive green infrastructure (GI) implementation and adoption plan for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The project aims to prioritize and monitor GI installations, engage and support municipalities, and advance GI education and outreach. Key objectives include creating a municipal GI implementation guide, developing a communications framework to share the value and benefits of GI with constituents, and convening stakeholders to address stormwater runoff, water quality, urban heat, and carbon sequestration through nature-based solutions. The 2-year project period runs from Sep 1, 2025, to Aug 31, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $500.0k | 8/5/25 |