Project Grant 2554040
- Federal Grant Award Summary Yale University received a $776,970 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded June 15, 2026, with completion targeted for May 31, 2029. This collaborative research project investigates how geological dynamics and biological interactions jointly shape biodiversity in mountain ecosystems, with particular focus on mountain squamates (lizards and snakes). The...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program provides $2,453,417 to Yale University to study how forest fragmentation and climate change impacts the Amazon rainforest ecosystem. The key products and services to be delivered include: Field-based measurements of forest dynamics, animal exclusion experiments, and remote sensing mapping to examine how changes in tree species and animal populations affect the resilience of Amazon forest edges to...
- Yale University was awarded a three-year, $142,309 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering under the Office of International Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.079). The grant will support Yale University's "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: IRES: TROPICAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE (TREES): REGENERATION DYNAMICS IN A HYPER-DIVERSE TROPICAL FOREST" project. The project aims to enable U.S. researchers to conduct...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Yale University received a $197,292 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028, to support the Collaborative Research: Fire-Net: Paleofire-Africa initiative. The primary deliverable is the development and implementation of global data standards for paleofires (historical fire records) and the mobilization of African paleofire data onto the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Yale University received a $796,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The award supports fundamental research investigating direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) in microbial consortia, specifically examining how Geobacter metallireducens and Geobacter...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Yale University received $386,921 in federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for a three-year project awarded July 1, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2029. The award funds development of next-generation geochemical box models that incorporate previously neglected physical and chemical processes, including finite-time mantle mixing, compositional...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Connecticut received a $146,417 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029. This collaborative research initiative investigates belowground resource partitioning mechanisms that enhance forest productivity and ecosystem function in mixed-species forests compared to monocultures. The project...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded Columbia University $327,495 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for a collaborative research initiative examining how natural environmental variability affects tree growth across the United States. The project, which commenced September 1, 2026, and runs through August 31, 2031, develops improved predictive models for forest productivity responses to short-term...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Yale University received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded December 1, 2025, with completion anticipated November 30, 2028. This collaborative research project delivers theoretical models and experimental analysis of bacterial biofilm growth and morphogenesis in constrained environments. The primary deliverables include...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Brown University received a $229,691 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2031. This collaborative long-term research award supports experimental investigation of trophic dynamics and energy flows in semiarid ecosystems, leveraging more than 37 years of continuous field research. The project will generate...
Federal Project Grant Award Summary Yale University received a $599,447 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) on August 1, 2026, for an LTREB (Long-Term Research in Environmental Biology) renewal project extending through July 31, 2031. The award funds a two-decade longitudinal study at the Tanguro Research Station in the Brazilian Amazon investigating tropical forest resilience and recovery mechanisms following compounding disturbances including fires, droughts, windstorms, and deforestation. The primary research products include structured, open-access datasets documenting tree growth and mortality, forest biomass, canopy cover, and soil moisture across 21+ years of continuous measurements, formatted for integration with artificial intelligence systems, machine learning tools, and satellite-based carbon monitoring platforms that support U.S. federal priorities in AI development and biotechnology. Beyond research data generation, the project delivers secondary products including training and capacity building for American students and early-career scientists through field courses in tropical ecology, policy briefs and science communication workshops targeting government agencies and conservation organizations, and decision-support analysis to inform data-driven environmental management and carbon market decisions. The research tests four hypotheses regarding Amazon forest recovery of carbon and water cycling functions post-disturbance, with findings directly applicable to climate forecasting, biodiversity assessment, and ecosystem services evaluation.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $599.4k | 7/9/26 |