Project Grant 2543702
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $982,958 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This research initiative delivers scientific knowledge and understanding of one-carbon (C1) metabolism—specifically methane and methanol cycling—in estuarine environments, with primary focus on the Neuse River Estuary and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $437,080 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research on secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation from cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CHABs). The award, effective August 15, 2025, through July 31, 2028, will support coupled laboratory and field experiments...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $1,039,048 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) effective August 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2030. This project grant supports fundamental research investigating how animals allocate energy between maintaining their own cellular and organ systems versus investing in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Duke University's Office of Research Administration received a $909,435 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology (CFDA 47.074 – Biological Sciences) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative examines the ecological role of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) in headwater stream ecosystems and their impacts on nutrient cycling and downstream water...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded $803,522 to the University of California, Berkeley under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct a five-year CAREER research project running from August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2030. This project will deliver fundamental research advancing scientific understanding of root system productivity and belowground ecosystem processes in grassland environments. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of New Hampshire has received a $507,706 CAREER (NSF Early Career Development Program) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030. This project addresses critical gaps in ecological monitoring program design by developing research capacity, educational infrastructure, and analytical tools. The primary...
- Federal Project Grant Summary Award Details: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received $1,104,702 in Project Grant funding from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The three-year award period runs from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. Products and Services: This CAREER grant project develops, assesses, and refines innovative Key Abstracts—concise, infographic-type...
- Federal Grant Award Summary This $347,628 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), commenced June 1, 2025, and extends through May 31, 2030. The award supports fundamental research conducted at Purdue University to elucidate the assembly, supramolecular organization, and functional mechanisms of bacterial microcompartments—specialized...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Duke University's Office of Research Administration received a $574,808 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2030. This CAREER award supports fundamental research to understand and control cellular heterogeneity in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell populations through advanced...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $891,897 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for a collaborative research project examining the multiscale mechanics of septin assembly and curvature sensing. Spanning from August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2029, this Project Grant supports fundamental research investigating how cells sense their own shape and size through septin protein polymerization and...
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $665,539 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to investigate the contribution of chemosynthesis to stream productivity. Initiated August 1, 2026, with completion targeted for July 31, 2031, this CAREER award will quantify how chemosynthetic biomass production—generated through methane, sulfur, and ammonia oxidation in light-limited aquatic environments—supports aquatic food webs. The primary research deliverable involves measuring chemosynthetic primary productivity rates and establishing the extent to which these alternative biomass pathways contribute to the growth of aquatic insect consumers across diverse gravel-bed stream and floodplain habitat types. This research addresses a significant gap in stream science, where current ecological models rely exclusively on photosynthesis-based productivity assumptions. In addition to research outputs, the project will generate educational products and public engagement materials designed to communicate project findings within the integrated context of hydrology, biogeochemistry, and ecology. Specifically, the award supports development and dissemination of media, educational materials, and training programs that translate technical research results for broader audiences. These deliverables align with the Biological Sciences program's emphasis on strengthening the nation's scientific enterprise and workforce development, positioning this CAREER grant to advance fundamental understanding of stream ecosystem productivity while building capacity for science communication and education in environmental biology.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $665.5k | 5/27/26 |