Project Grant 2545852
- Federal Grant Award Summary Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution received a $499,752 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) awarded May 1, 2026, with completion targeted for April 30, 2029. The research project delivers laboratory experimental services and geochemical analysis to test iron silicate formation models for Precambrian iron formations. Specifically, the award funds controlled experiments...
- This $482,474 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences (CFDA 47.050 - Geosciences) to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will fund a 3-year study to conduct observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) using advanced ocean biogeochemical models. The goal is to improve understanding of the potential for iron fertilization to sequester carbon in the Southern Ocean, Equatorial Pacific, and Northeast Pacific. The OSSEs will leverage...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $100,000 to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) on January 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research on deep-sea ecosystem recovery following a volcanic eruption at the 9°50'N vent field on the East Pacific Rise. This Rapid Response Project Grant, set to conclude December 31, 2026, delivers integrated scientific research examining biogeochemical...
- 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...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) is focused on investigating benthic iron fluxes in the Labrador Sea, a critical region for deep-water formation and biological carbon cycling. The $134,212 award to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will support research to identify and quantify iron sources from ocean sediments to the overlying waters, using sediment sampling, pore water analysis, and numerical ocean circulation modeling....
- 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...
- This $599,420 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will support research by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to investigate controls on iron (Fe) and vanadium (V) isotope systematics during hydrothermal venting at the Kama'ehuakanaloa Seamount. The project has two main objectives: 1) Identify the drivers of coupled chemical and temperature changes in the Kama'ehuakanaloa Seamount vent fluids through elemental...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences (Geosciences Program, CFDA 47.050) awarded $679,773 to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for a three-year project (July 1, 2026–June 30, 2029) to investigate iodine cycling and redox transformations in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean. The project will deliver a comprehensive dataset of iodine chemistry measurements across the Pacific Ocean and employ ocean circulation and chemical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $602,244 to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for a collaborative research project spanning September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This project advances understanding of marine phytoplankton nutritional ecology through the development and application of genomic tools to diagnose nutrient stress conditions across diverse phytoplankton communities. 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...
Grant Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) a Project Grant of $483,437 under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. The project delivers research services focused on tracing iron transport and precipitation dynamics in hydrothermal vent plumes at ocean spreading centers. WHOI will employ a novel triple iron isotope analytical method to quantify the fraction of iron removed through sulfide mineral precipitation at three distinct hydrothermal vent fields and to trace the far-field transport of dissolved iron away from vent sources. This isotopic tracing technique addresses a critical gap in understanding hydrothermal iron export efficiency by analyzing spatially averaged plume sediment samples to establish the iron sulfide precipitation history, which has implications for both critical mineral deposit formation and ocean ecosystem productivity. In addition to the core research deliverables, the project includes educational and public engagement components. WHOI will support graduate and undergraduate student researchers as research participants, and the team will deliver non-technical public lectures to engage general audiences in ocean science discovery. The research outputs will contribute to the broader scientific understanding of hydrothermal metal cycling and inform future studies on the biogeochemical impacts of hydrothermal systems on ocean nutrient availability and marine productivity.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $483.4k | 6/17/26 |