Project Grant 2531799
- Montana State University received a $189,528 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) for the period of February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2023. The award will support research investigating the effects of a dam malfunction and resulting drought on aquatic insect emergence in the Madison River in Montana. Specifically, the university will quantify salmonfly density, biomass,...
- This federal Project Grant award, totaling $635,938.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The award will fund research examining how increasing environmental variability impacts fitness trade-offs across complex life cycles, focusing on a salamander species in New Hampshire. Key objectives include studying how timing of metamorphosis affects juvenile and adult traits, survival, and population dynamics. Additionally, the research will...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Wyoming (UW) totaling $749,924 from May 1, 2025 to October 31, 2028. The grant funds a project examining the socio-ecological system of climate, hydrology, fisheries ecology, and linked human systems such as outdoor recreation and tourism in the American Mountain West region. Specifically, the project aims to understand how rapidly changing climate impacts trout...
- This $644,970 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will fund a collaborative research project led by the University of Idaho. The project aims to investigate the thermal vulnerabilities of cutthroat trout predators and tailed frog tadpole prey in mountain streams of the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The researchers will use a multidisciplinary approach combining DNA sequencing, physiology experiments, and computer modeling to...
- This $450,260 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program supports research by the University of Montana to investigate the vulnerabilities of cutthroat trout predators and tailed frog prey to climate change in mountain streams of the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The research team will use a multidisciplinary approach combining DNA sequencing, physiology experiments, and computer modeling to test hypotheses about the thermal sensitivities and...
- The University of Montana Western received a $185,415 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Integrative Organismal Systems. The grant supports the research project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RUI: HOW ENERGY ECONOMY AND MUSCLE PROPERTIES SHAPE FISH SWIMMING STRATEGIES IN THE FIELD" under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The one-year project period runs from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022. The Biological Sciences program aims to promote...
- 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) awarded a $1,018,305 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. The grant, running from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2029, will fund research to investigate the role of tree carbohydrate dynamics in drought recovery mechanisms. The researchers will develop the ability to remotely measure tree carbohydrate levels in order to predict drought recovery and survival. The project also...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $1,274,370 to support collaborative research on how the world's most abundant vertebrates, lanternfishes and bristlemouths, are adapting to rapidly changing ocean conditions. The research will investigate the impacts on these crucial links in the marine food web, including changes to their populations, diets, and contribution to carbon storage in the deep ocean. The project will...
- This $240,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will fund a postdoctoral fellowship to investigate how interspecific interactions and local climate factors influence the distribution of two species of lake fish under climate change scenarios. The research aims to understand the implications of competition and thermal tolerance on the future distributions of a warm-water generalist species (largemouth bass) and a cool-water...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) Project Grant award of $239,412 provides funding to Montana State University (MSU) from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027. The project will refine Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) models to improve predictive capabilities for understanding how Montana's native fish and other aquatic species respond to environmental stressors such as changes in water temperature and flow. This research will help inform strategies to manage declining populations of ecologically and economically important wildlife in Montana's $900 million fishing industry, as well as global fisheries, recreation, and aquaculture. The project involves collaboration between MSU and Louisiana State University to advance knowledge in evolutionary ecology and train the future STEM workforce by providing practical experience to students in biology, ecology, and data analysis.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $239.4k | 9/15/25 |