Project Grant 2547406
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $750,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), with an award date of August 1, 2026, and completion scheduled for July 31, 2030. This collaborative research initiative delivers fundamental scientific understanding of how biogeographic barriers and oceanographic processes interact to drive range shifts in marine...
- Federal Grant Award Summary East Carolina University received a $553,139 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), effective August 15, 2025, through July 31, 2029. This collaborative research project delivers high-resolution surface current observations and benchmark oceanographic datasets through the installation and operation of a coastal high-frequency radar (HFR) array in the southern Mid-Atlantic Bight...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $310,905 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective January 15, 2026, with completion by December 31, 2029. This collaborative research project delivers scientific research and analysis examining the eco-evolutionary mechanisms that could enable the subtropical seagrass species Halodule wrightii (shoal...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will quantify the temporal patterns and drivers of fish-mediated ecosystem functions, such as biomass production, nutrient cycling, and piscivory, across six European Large Marine Ecosystems over a 40-year period. The $393,925 award to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington will integrate fish monitoring data, bioenergetics modeling, and statistical inference to map the spatiotemporal...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded University of Massachusetts Dartmouth a $598,958 Project Grant (CFDA 47.050, Geosciences program) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, to conduct collaborative research on intergenerational plasticity in rocky shore ecosystems. The primary products and services delivered through this award include peer-reviewed scientific research findings examining how parental exposure to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $174,924 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Fisheries Initiative (CFDA 11.433) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The project will improve fishery-independent data collection and analysis for demersal species management in the Southeast U.S. (SEUS) through three primary deliverables: (1) assessment and optimization of the Southeast Area...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $309,338 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award funds a research study examining coastal adaptation and marine land management, with primary deliverables including empirical research findings on the impacts of coastal...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $558,568 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences (Geosciences program, CFDA 47.050) for collaborative research investigating larval dispersal plasticity in coral reef fish, with funding effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The research employs clown anemonefish as a model organism to address fundamental questions about larval dispersal distance, variation in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $678,313 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research on the role of planktic foraminifera in marine snow formation and ocean carbon export. The award period runs from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. The primary deliverables include scientific research outputs combining laboratory experiments,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $1.153 million Project Grant to the University of California, Davis, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The award funds fundamental research investigating how previous disease exposure and temperature conditions influence the disease response of eelgrass (Zostera marina), a critical marine foundation species. Specifically, the research...
East Carolina University received a $849,624 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), effective August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2030. This collaborative research initiative investigates how biogeographic barriers and oceanographic processes influence range shifts in marine fish populations, with a specific focus on an ocean convergence zone in the Mid-Atlantic Bight on the U.S. continental shelf. The research delivers fundamental ecological knowledge through an integrated approach combining statistical modeling of species distributions, physiological experiments, and field surveys—including the first ichthyoplankton (fish larvae) surveys in the study region in over two decades. The project generates a predictive framework for understanding why certain marine species successfully cross biogeographic barriers while others do not, despite favorable physical transport conditions. Findings will directly inform local and regional marine fisheries management decisions as ocean warming continues to drive poleward species shifts. In addition to core research outputs, the award includes a substantial education and training component that provides paid internship experiences and coursework for undergraduate students, particularly those from universities without established marine science or oceanography curricula, thereby expanding access to marine science training across institutional types.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $849.6k | 7/15/26 |