Project Grant 2545681
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) a $952,374 Project Grant (CFDA 47.050 – Geosciences) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028, to conduct fundamental research on Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) dynamics during the last deglaciation. The project will produce quantitative estimates of ocean circulation changes by integrating paleoceanographic records from...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) $593,385 under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct a three-year research project (September 1, 2025–August 31, 2028) investigating linkages between large-scale and regional ocean processes in the Northwest Atlantic. The primary deliverables include synthesized in-situ oceanographic observations and high-resolution ocean general...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution a $276,182 Project Grant (CFDA 47.050 - Geosciences program) effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative advances coastal wind observation capabilities by developing a generalized tomographic methodology for extracting wind data from high-frequency (HF) radar systems at spatial resolutions comparable to ocean current...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $803,060 to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on August 15, 2025, for a collaborative research initiative examining sub-mesoscale eddies and horizontal water mass stirring in the southern Mid-Atlantic Bight. The primary deliverable is a three-year high-frequency radar (HFR) surface current dataset with 2-kilometer horizontal resolution and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded $562,811 to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to analyze long-term oceanographic data from the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) focused on frontal meanders and salinity intrusions along the U.S. East Coast. The project, which commenced September 1, 2026 and concludes August 31, 2029, applies machine learning algorithms and advanced data...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution a $694,062 Project Grant under the Climate and Atmospheric Research program (CFDA 11.431) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award funds direct scientific measurement of vertical advection's contribution to heat balance in the Pacific equatorial cold tongue region near 140°W—research that has not been previously conducted at this scale. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) received $1,119,712 in Project Grant funding from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on August 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2028. Products and Services: This collaborative research initiative will deliver comprehensive oceanographic observations and analysis focused on oxygen dynamics in the North Atlantic. The primary...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $878,706 on July 15, 2026, to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to conduct fundamental research investigating the "Cold Fresh Pulse," an extreme hydrographic anomaly that affected the Northwest Atlantic shelf and slope region in 2024. The research deliverables include scientific analysis and reporting on the spatiotemporal structure, dynamical drivers, and predictability of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $275,001 Project Grant to the University of Massachusetts Boston (award date: September 1, 2025; completion date: August 31, 2028) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). This collaborative research project will produce high-resolution reconstructions of ocean-atmospheric and biogeochemical variability spanning Earth's last deglaciation (approximately 20,000 to 11,700 years ago). The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded $990,230 to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on July 15, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to investigate coastal sea-level dynamics and high-tide flooding along U.S. coastlines. The five-year project (completion June 30, 2031) will deliver research products analyzing how three key oceanographic processes—river water discharge, cross-shelf water exchange, and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) a Project Grant of $482,159 on July 15, 2026, to investigate the relationship between Gulf Stream path variability and atmospheric forcing through June 30, 2029. The research will deliver fundamental scientific understanding of how the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and wind-driven mechanisms influence Gulf Stream positioning at interannual-to-decadal timescales. This award is funded under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research to strengthen national scientific enterprise through expanded understanding of the integrated Earth system. The project involves no planned subawards and will be conducted at WHOI's primary location in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The deliverables under this award include enhanced dynamical understanding of Gulf Stream variability mechanisms and improved predictive frameworks for extreme weather, atmospheric blocking, and marine heat waves. Researchers will test the hypothesis that wind forcing is the primary driver of Gulf Stream north-south fluctuations and that non-stationarity in this variability results from leading modes of atmospheric circulation. The scientific outputs will contribute to broader understanding of coastal ecosystem dynamics and regional heat distribution patterns in the North Atlantic, with implications for weather prediction and marine resource management.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $482.2k | 7/9/26 |