Project Grant 2541087
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $399,996 Project Grant to the Colorado School of Mines (effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research on paleoclimate responses to consecutive warming events. The primary deliverables include a novel terrestrial dataset quantifying climate changes and Earth system responses across more than ten consecutive...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences awarded the University of Wyoming a $188,118 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct research on snow hydrology and streamflow generation. Funded from May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030, this CAREER (Faculty Early-Career Development Program) award supports the development of a long-term snowmelt monitoring program designed to address the disconnect between observed...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Colorado School of Mines received a $552,469 CAREER (Faculty Early-Career Development) Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2031. The award funds research to develop advanced synthesis and characterization techniques for controlling and measuring atomic-scale order and disorder in functional and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Colorado School of Mines received a $282,421 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) 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 the Naran Bulak and Gashato Formations in Mongolia through the application of advanced geochronological methods, including...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded $541,521 to the University of Colorado, Boulder, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on July 15, 2026, for a CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development Program) award focused on polar and subtropical jet stream research. The project, scheduled for completion on June 30, 2031, will deliver research examining the global characteristics, predictability, and future climate projections...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded Colorado School of Mines a $200,000 Project Grant effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027, to conduct planning activities for a comprehensive study on undersea critical mineral mining in the Arctic. This planning project will identify high-priority research questions, assess feasibility for future longitudinal and interdisciplinary research, and establish a...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Colorado State University received a $783,920 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. The award supports collaborative research aimed at developing and validating machine learning-based climate emulators that can efficiently simulate climate system responses while maintaining physical accuracy. The primary...
- This $256,252 National Science Foundation award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund research by the Aspen Global Change Institute to estimate the emergence of anthropogenic warming signals in snow water resource metrics in mountainous regions. The three-year project grant will use an innovative modeling framework including a large ensemble climate model, statistical learning techniques, and process-based hydrological modeling to analyze uncertainty and attribute changes in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship grant totaling $395,218 to the Colorado School of Mines, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). This project develops advanced computational modeling capabilities to predict reactive transport processes in fractured rock networks using a bipartite graph-based framework. The fellow will integrate field and laboratory...
- This $599,998 National Science Foundation award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund research to estimate the emergence of anthropogenic climate change signals in snow water resource metrics in mountainous regions. Led by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, the project will use an innovative modeling framework including a large ensemble climate model and process-based hydrological modeling. It aims to strengthen understanding of when and how much climate change...
Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences awarded Colorado School of Mines a $448,074 Project Grant effective August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2031, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). This CAREER award supports research into historical and projected changes in spatiotemporal variability of western U.S. snowpack. The primary deliverables include development of a spatially distributed ensemble snow dataset covering the western United States from 1950 to present, utilizing state-of-the-art modeling approaches with high-resolution simulations, unstructured mesh technology, lateral snow transport simulation, and multi-model structure comparison. The research will integrate existing snow datasets with future climate scenarios to advance understanding of extreme snow conditions and rapid fluctuations between snow extremes, with direct applications to water resource management for agriculture, municipalities, energy production, and ecosystem health. Complementing the research objectives, the award includes significant broader impacts through collaboration with a non-profit environmental education organization serving thousands of middle school students annually. Deliverables in this category include development and delivery of a new snow hydrology lesson plan enabling student participation in snow data collection and comparison with existing data products, plus hosting environmental educators for research experiences. No subawards are planned under this award. These integrated research and educational products align with NSF's mission to strengthen the national scientific enterprise and support workforce development in hydrology and water security.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $448.1k | 6/29/26 |