Project Grant 2548582
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded $541,521 to the University of Colorado, Boulder, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on July 15, 2026, for a CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development Program) award focused on polar and subtropical jet stream research. The project, scheduled for completion on June 30, 2031, will deliver research examining the global characteristics, predictability, and future climate projections...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Colorado State University received a $783,920 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. The award supports collaborative research aimed at developing and validating machine learning-based climate emulators that can efficiently simulate climate system responses while maintaining physical accuracy. The primary...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities has awarded UCLA $798,840 under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to develop deep learning-based stochastic models for forecasting large-scale atmospheric variability and extreme weather events. The three-year project, spanning October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028, integrates physics-based atmospheric science with advanced machine learning techniques to improve prediction...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Colorado received a $1.84M Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective August 1, 2025, through January 31, 2031. This award supports the Natural Hazards Center's operations as a national clearinghouse for natural hazards and disaster research and applications. Primary deliverables include the Third Assessment of Natural Hazards,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Utah's Office of Sponsored Projects received a $692,890 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded August 15, 2026, with completion targeted for July 31, 2029. This research initiative will develop advanced data assimilation techniques to improve numerical weather modeling and forecasting in mountainous terrain, where complex...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $942,543 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (Geosciences program, CFDA 47.050) effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. The award funds fundamental research to improve scientific understanding of how atmospheric circulation extremes in the middle latitudes have changed during the satellite era and their relationship to heat and precipitation extremes. The...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award Colorado State University, through its Sponsored Programs Division, received a $198,769 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070). Awarded on August 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2027, this planning grant supports the expansion of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded Colorado State University a $1,030,041 Project Grant (CFDA 47.050 - Geosciences) on August 15, 2025, for research titled "Analyses of the Pattern Effect on Radiative Feedbacks: Gaining Physical Insights from Statistical Methods; Testing the Role of Land Surface Temperatures." The project, which extends through July 31, 2028, will develop statistical tools to estimate...
- This $202,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 1, 2025, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The award funds postdoctoral research through August 31, 2027, focused on bridging idealized atmospheric modeling with observational data to improve understanding of forest-atmosphere interactions over complex terrain. The primary deliverables include approximately 30 Large Eddy Simulation (LES) runs...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $399,996 Project Grant to the Colorado School of Mines (effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research on paleoclimate responses to consecutive warming events. The primary deliverables include a novel terrestrial dataset quantifying climate changes and Earth system responses across more than ten consecutive...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) awarded $745,658 to the University of Colorado, through its Office of Contracts and Grants, for a three-year project (August 1, 2026 – July 31, 2029) focused on multi-scale analysis of extreme wind events in the Colorado Front Range (CFR). The primary deliverables include: (1) development of a long-term, high-resolution climatology of CFR extreme wind events using observational datasets; (2) application of self-organizing maps (artificial neural network analysis) to identify spatial patterns of extreme wind events and atmospheric circulation regimes that produce them; (3) investigation of how synoptic-scale flow patterns, diurnal cycles, microphysical properties, and urbanization influence extreme wind events; and (4) creation of operational maps for forecasters and stakeholder communities to support improved prediction and preparedness. In addition to research outputs, the project will develop educational modules packaging observational datasets for classroom use across multiple institutions. These deliverables directly support enhanced wildfire preparedness, risk mitigation to lives and infrastructure, and more effective emergency response and land management decisions within the rapidly expanding urban corridor of the Colorado Front Range—a region uniquely vulnerable to extreme winds exceeding 100 mph driven by both downslope windstorms and explosive cyclogenesis events.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $745.7k | 7/15/26 |