Project Grant 2525147
- This $909,435 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will support a collaborative research project led by Duke University to study the critical role of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) in small stream and river ecosystems. The project aims to: Experimentally measure the impact of bryophytes on nutrient uptake, organic matter storage, and biodiversity in headwater streams within the Hubbard Brook Experimental...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) Federal Grant Program awarded a $169,540 project grant to Colorado Mesa University (CMU) for the project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MECHANISMS TO EXPLAIN CONTINENTAL SCALING OF SIZE SPECTRA IN FRESHWATER STREAMS". The 3-year project from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028 will leverage the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) infrastructure to examine the environmental and ecological drivers of energy...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $444,570 to The University of South Dakota (USD) to conduct collaborative research on the mechanisms that explain continental-scale patterns in the size spectra of organisms in freshwater stream ecosystems. The research aims to understand how energy flow, a crucial ecological process, shapes the distribution and abundance of different species across aquatic habitats. By leveraging...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), has awarded a $702,163 project grant to the University of Alabama. This 3-year collaborative research project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NSFDEB-NERC: WARMING'S SILVER LINING? THERMAL COMPENSATION AT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION MAY PROMOTE STREAM ECOSYSTEM STABILITY IN RESPONSE TO DROUGHT", aims to understand how continued warming and increasing drought will impact the composition and...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $134,250 awarded on January 1, 2023 will fund research examining the roles of stochasticity and spatial context in the dynamics of functional diversity in stream ecosystems under global change. The research will be conducted through the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) in collaboration between the University of Maryland Baltimore County and the University System of Maryland. The project aims to advance understanding of how community size...
- 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) awarded a $459,803 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) Federal Grant Program to the Science Museum of Minnesota to develop global frameworks for understanding river biogeochemical signals. The research aims to better predict changes in river chemistry and water quality across diverse watersheds by analyzing long-term water chemistry and flow data from over 450 rivers worldwide. The investigators will use machine learning and advanced...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology awarded a $300,243 Project Grant to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct collaborative research from January 2023 through December 2025. The research aims to understand how stochasticity and spatial context impact the dynamics of functional diversity in freshwater ecosystems under global change. Specifically, the grantee will conduct...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $199,891 to the University of Nevada, Reno from August 1, 2021 to January 31, 2024. The funding supports research to evaluate synchrony among ecosystem productivity, benthic cyanobacterial growth, and toxin production dynamics in rivers. As part of its mission to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise, the NSF Biological Sciences...
- This $2.9 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Emerging Frontiers will fund research from 2023 to 2027 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). Oregon State University will lead a collaborative effort to study the resilience of freshwater ecosystems under changing climate conditions. Researchers will test how biodiversity and individual variation among species affect an ecosystem's ability to withstand environmental changes. They will conduct...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) Federal Grant Program awarded a $655,198 project grant to the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Inc. for the research project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ISLANDS IN THE STREAM: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF BRYOSPHERES IN SMALL STREAMS AND RIVER NETWORKS". This 3-year project, with an award date of September 1, 2025 and an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2028, will study the role of stream bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) as hotspots of freshwater biodiversity and nutrient cycling. The research team will conduct field experiments to measure the impact of bryophyte removal on nutrient uptake, organic matter storage, and in-stream biodiversity, as well as a regional survey to understand the relationship between moss abundance and freshwater biodiversity across 50 headwater streams. The findings will be used to model the effects of bryophytes on nutrient dynamics at river network scales and predict their impact on water quality downstream. The project supports fifteen or more early career researchers and includes efforts to disseminate research findings to broader audiences and develop environmental science curricula for students in grades 5-12.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $655.2k | 8/5/25 |