Project Grant 2547090
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities awarded $102,137 to the University of California, Santa Cruz on July 1, 2026, through the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research characterizing Crocosphaera waterburyi, a novel nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterial species from oligotrophic ocean environments. The three-year project, concluding June 30, 2029, delivers quantitative research products including a developed assay...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Southern California received a $599,033 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), effective August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029. This collaborative research initiative, titled "Strengthening Open and Reproducible Research in the Geosciences," will deliver systematic training, institutional support infrastructure, and publication guidance to...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $753,971 to the University of Southern California under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for February 28, 2029. This CAREER award supports fundamental research investigating whether extraordinarily stable enzymes enable long-term survival of microbial communities in deep ocean sediments. The project combines field sampling in the Gulf...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Southern California received a $396,865 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded August 1, 2026, with completion targeted for July 31, 2029. This collaborative research award investigates the evolution and mechanical underpinnings of schooling behavior in Neotropical tetras, a diverse fish group exhibiting a spectrum of coordinated behaviors...
- Federal Grant Award Summary This $606,871 Project Grant, awarded July 15, 2025, by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), supports collaborative research examining how nutrient availability drove eukaryotic diversification during the Tonian Period (1000–720 million years ago). The research initiative brings together seven principal investigators, one postdoctoral fellow, five graduate students, and two...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded $592,981 to the University of California Santa Cruz under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on October 1, 2025, for a collaborative research initiative spanning three years through September 30, 2028. This project delivers advanced machine learning and statistical methodologies for analyzing ocean microbial ecology through flow cytometry data. The primary deliverables include...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $422,380 to the University of California, Santa Cruz under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on October 1, 2026, for a collaborative research project focused on developing calibrated global three-dimensional ocean particle field data products. The project will synthesize optical particle detection measurements—obtained through instruments such as the Underwater Vision Profiler (UVP) and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $745,396 to the University of California, Irvine under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for a collaborative research initiative examining large-scale nutritional ecology of diverse phytoplankton. The project, which commenced September 1, 2025 and concludes August 31, 2028, delivers innovative genomic tools and methodologies to diagnose nutritional stress conditions in marine...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $521,274 to Columbia University under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for a two-year period (October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2027) to support the U.S. GEOTRACES Project Office. The Project Office provides coordination and administrative support for U.S. research institutions participating in the GEOTRACES mission, which seeks to identify processes and quantify fluxes controlling the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded $353,549 to the University of Southern California under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on July 1, 2025, for a three-year project extending through June 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative, conducted in partnership with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, investigates N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands as alternatives to traditional thiol-based coatings...
The University of Southern California received a $244,683 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for collaborative research on Crocosphaera waterburyi, a novel nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterial species from oligotrophic oceans. The award, issued July 1, 2026, and extending through June 30, 2029, will support basic research to characterize this organism's response to environmental conditions and advance understanding of nitrogen fixation processes in warm oceanic waters. The research team will develop quantitative assays, describe the organism's genetic potential, measure single-cell activity, and track gene expression under varying conditions to determine the species' ecological role and biogeochemical significance in marine ecosystems. The project addresses three primary research hypotheses regarding C. waterburyi's prevalence in warmer ocean regimes, its contribution to nitrogen fixation and export flux through particle sinking, and its competitive advantage over related species under phosphorus-limited, high-temperature conditions. Beyond core research deliverables, the award supports training for graduate and undergraduate students, ocean-related educational outreach, and public engagement activities that serve the national interest by maximizing ecosystem services from marine systems. The research has potential to transform global understanding of nitrogen fixation in warm ocean waters, where C. waterburyi demonstrates unusual thermal tolerance compared to other cyanobacterial species.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $244.7k | 7/2/26 |