Project Grant 2524675
- This Project Grant award, totaling $261,861.00, is funded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050). The grant supports a collaborative research project led by the University of Washington that aims to improve understanding of how benthic nepheloid layers (BNLs) - persistent layers of enhanced particle concentrations near the seafloor - influence the cycling and budgets of trace elements and isotopes in the Labrador Sea. The key objectives are to: (1) quantify...
- This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), will provide $445,830 to Louisiana State University to conduct collaborative research on the role of benthic nepheloid layers (BNLs) in altering benthic fluxes of trace elements in the Labrador Sea. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: (1) determine the benthic flux of trace elements from sediments in the Labrador Sea; (2) assess how BNLs modify the net benthic fluxes of these...
- This $552,775 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will fund research to investigate benthic iron fluxes in the Labrador Sea, an important region of deep-water formation. The project aims to identify and quantify iron sources from ocean sediments to the overlying surface waters, which can influence the biological carbon pump in this high-latitude region. The research team from Florida State University will collect sediment and pore water...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Northeastern University a $354,605 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to synthesize data on the role of shallow benthic fluxes in the coastal carbon cycle along the East Coast of the United States. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ULTRA-DATA: SYNTHESIZING THE ROLE OF SHALLOW BENTHIC FLUXES IN COASTAL CARBON CYCLE ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES", will involve a literature review, data evaluation,...
- This $194,910 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), will fund collaborative research to advance understanding of trace element biogeochemistry in the Amundsen Sea region of West Antarctica. Rutgers, The State University will analyze approximately 500 suspended particle and sediment samples collected during the NSF's GEOTRACES GP17-ANT cruise to quantify distributions of 40 trace elements. The investigators will...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) is focused on investigating benthic iron fluxes in the Labrador Sea, a critical region for deep-water formation and biological carbon cycling. The $134,212 award to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will support research to identify and quantify iron sources from ocean sediments to the overlying waters, using sediment sampling, pore water analysis, and numerical ocean circulation modeling....
- This Project Grant award for $453,714 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) is funding a collaborative research project titled "ULTRA-DATA: Synthesizing the Role of Shallow Benthic Fluxes in Coastal Carbon Cycle along the East Coast of the United States". The project, led by Trustees of Boston University, aims to gather and synthesize observational and modeling data on the role of coastal seafloor sediments in influencing the regional carbon cycle and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $890,902 to the University of Washington under the Geosciences (CFDA 47.050) federal grant program to support collaborative research investigating bubble-mediated gas exchange in the Labrador Sea. The award period is from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Under this Project Grant, researchers will conduct an observational study during an expedition to the Labrador Sea in fall 2023 to measure bubble-mediated air-sea...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences a $189,353 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The three-year award will support collaborative research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SOURCES AND TRANSFORMATIONS OF EXPORT PRODUCTION: A NOVEL 50-YEAR RECORD OF PELAGIC-BENTHIC COUPLING FROM CORAL AND PLANKTON BIOARCHIVES." The research aims to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system by expanding knowledge of...
- This $349,370 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Coastal Carolina University from July 2022 to June 2025 under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The university will investigate the influence of ocean sediments on neodymium isotope signatures as tracers of deep water circulation patterns in the North Atlantic. Researchers hypothesize that sediments are a primary source of rare earth elements to ocean waters, in contrast to existing models considering sediments a...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $184,226 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to Rowan University to conduct collaborative research on the role of benthic nepheloid layers (BNLs) in altering benthic fluxes of trace elements in the Labrador Sea. The project aims to generate a deeper understanding of how BNLs, which are persistent layers of enhanced particle concentrations near the seafloor, influence the cycling and overall budget of sediment-sourced trace elements and isotopes in the deep ocean. The research will involve high-resolution sampling of particle composition and isotopes in BNLs and surface sediments to address key questions about benthic fluxes of trace elements, how BNLs modify these fluxes, and the critical characteristics of BNLs that control trace element concentrations. The award period is from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028, and the project will also train graduate and undergraduate students, engage the public, and foster international collaboration.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $184.2k | 8/5/25 |