Project Grant 2528651
- Federal Grant Award Summary Utah State University received a $749,989 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded January 1, 2026, with completion targeted for December 31, 2028. The project will develop synthetic data generation methodologies and machine learning frameworks to address critical limitations in Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) event forecasting. Primary deliverables include: (1) a...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Utah's Office of Sponsored Projects received a $692,890 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded August 15, 2026, with completion targeted for July 31, 2029. This research initiative will develop advanced data assimilation techniques to improve numerical weather modeling and forecasting in mountainous terrain, where complex...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc. received a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2029. This research initiative investigates the dynamical interactions between gravity waves and atmospheric tides within the mesosphere, lower thermosphere, and ionosphere (MLTI) region above 80 kilometers altitude....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Utah received a $797,237 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (Geosciences Program, CFDA 47.050) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, to advance scientific understanding of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO), a prominent 28-month cycle in tropical stratospheric winds. The research will employ idealized stratospheric modeling to address longstanding model biases,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Project Grant of $598,605 to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2030, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The award supports the annual CEDAR (Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions) Workshop, a premier international scientific convening that assembles over 2,000 geospace scientists to advance understanding of Earth's...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded Catholic University of America a Project Grant of $462,224 (award date: July 1, 2025; completion date: June 30, 2028) under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050). This research initiative addresses fundamental gaps in understanding solar wind-magnetosphere coupling and its effects on space weather. The project combines spacecraft observations, advanced simulations, and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The SETI Institute received a $123,080 Project Grant awarded on June 1, 2025, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). This collaborative research initiative, titled "Ion-Neutral Coupling in Geospace and Its Impact on Space Weather," conducts pioneering laboratory investigations of plasma-neutral interactions to advance space weather modeling and prediction...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $1,047,690 Project Grant to the University of Colorado (Regents) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The award supports the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) SITE: Solar and Space Physics with the Boulder Solar Alliance program, which delivers a comprehensive 10-week summer research experience...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences has awarded $202,000 through the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support a postdoctoral research fellowship project beginning September 1, 2025, and concluding August 31, 2027. The award funds research focused on quantifying solar wind input uncertainty in global geospace models through perturbed input ensemble modeling. The primary deliverables include: (1) quantified...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Utah received a $499,746 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (Geosciences program, CFDA 47.050) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. This award supports the continued development and testing of the Differential Emissivity Imaging Disdrometer (DEID), an innovative instrument designed to measure individual precipitation particles and quantify their physical...
Utah State University received a $424,932 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (CFDA 47.050) for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. The project, titled "CEDAR: Investigating the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Neutral Temperature and Winds Responses to Geomagnetic Storms Equatorward of the Auroral Zone," delivers comprehensive research into atmospheric dynamics during space weather events. The primary deliverables include numerical modeling investigations of intense geomagnetic storms using advanced atmospheric models combined with resonance lidar temperature and wind measurements to characterize neutral atmosphere variations in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) at middle and low latitudes. The research addresses critical knowledge gaps regarding ion-neutral coupling processes and energy transfer mechanisms from the upper thermosphere to the MLT during geomagnetic storms, with direct applications to understanding space weather impacts on satellite operations, communications, and navigation systems. The project contributes to workforce development through training of early-career scientists and students in STEM fields. Specifically, the research will characterize temperature and horizontal wind variation patterns in mid-latitude MLT during geomagnetic storms and elucidate the underlying mechanisms driving MLT responses, particularly where direct Joule heating and ion drag effects are minimal.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $424.9k | 6/25/26 |