Project Grant 2536932
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation received a $1,317,921 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded on September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The award funds the acquisition of modern cabinetry infrastructure for the museum's ornithology collection, pest mitigation through cryofumigation treatment, and taxonomic resequencing of...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) received a $974,848 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded August 1, 2026, with completion targeted for July 31, 2029. This grant supports the professional curation and digital accessibility of a historically significant 350,000-specimen paleontological collection donated by Columbia University in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Louisiana State University received a $996,870 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to expand and modernize the genetic resources collection at the Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science. The award, effective August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2029, will deliver enhanced physical and digital infrastructure improvements to support one of the world's...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology awarded $559,979 to the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation (Biological Sciences program, CFDA 47.074) for collaborative research on soil-associated Cybaeid spiders endemic to the California Floristic Province. The three-year award, effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2029, will produce comprehensive taxonomic documentation and species discovery through integrated...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The American Museum of Natural History received a $143,055 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will develop a modern chronostratigraphic and paleoenvironmental framework for Mongolia's Naran Bulak and Gashato Formations through the application of high-precision geochronological dating...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $258,537 Project Grant to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to acquire a micro computed tomography scanner. The scanner will be used by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County for research, exhibition, and educational programs related to anatomy, physiology, evolution, morphology, biomechanics, and mineral sciences. Scans of specimens will be made...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) received a $433,567 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded June 1, 2026, with completion targeted for May 31, 2029. This grant supports the digitization and integration of approximately 40,000 uncatalogued mollusk lots (approximately 160,000 specimens) from the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts into the Eastern...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The American Museum of Natural History received a $499,970 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. The primary deliverable is scientific research investigating water concentrations in Earth's deep mantle regions, specifically the mantle transition zone (410-660 km depth) and lower mantle (660-2,900 km...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The American Museum of Natural History received a $358,801 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2030. The award funds DI-ODE (Digital Integration of Odonata), a collaborative research infrastructure initiative designed to digitize and integrate over one million dragonfly and damselfly...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The California Academy of Sciences received a $457,737 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. This collaborative research project delivers paleocommunity reconstruction services and ecosystem modeling outputs focused on marine ecosystems spanning the Permian-Triassic mass extinction event approximately 251 million years ago....
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $932,855 to the Los Angeles County Museum Of Natural History Foundation through the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) on September 15, 2026, with completion targeted for August 31, 2029. This Project Grant funds the upgrade of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's (NHMLAC) animal tissue sample storage infrastructure to liquid nitrogen (LN2) cryogenic freezers operating at −196°C. The project encompasses both capital equipment acquisition and development of new sample management protocols designed to enhance preservation quality, operational efficiency, and disaster resilience—a critical consideration given Los Angeles's seismic vulnerability and the museum's need to protect one of the nation's largest zoological collections during power disruptions. The project delivers modernized research infrastructure supporting molecular biology, genomics, and genetic research across multiple scientific disciplines, including pathogen and disease research, invasive species management, and biotechnology development. Deliverables include new cryogenic storage equipment, revised collection management procedures, and workforce development activities. NHMLAC will leverage its existing expertise in public programming and exhibitions to disseminate knowledge about these scientific techniques and advances to diverse audiences, while museum staff and student participants will gain expertise in cutting-edge research infrastructure management.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $932.9k | 6/16/26 |