Project Grant 2555876
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Montana State University received $760,513 in funding through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) on June 15, 2026, with work to conclude by May 31, 2029. This collaborative research project will advance ecological science by investigating how positive biotic interactions—specifically facilitation, where one species modifies habitat to benefit others—structure freshwater...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Utah State University received a $107,271 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, 2031. This collaborative research renewal continues one of North America's longest-running observational studies of insect populations across six sites in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Northern California and Nevada. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Montana received a $635,938 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2030. The award funds research investigating how increasing environmental variability affects fitness tradeoffs in organisms with complex life cycles, specifically examining a New Hampshire salamander...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded $492,512 to the University of Nevada, Reno (Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education) on August 1, 2026, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to support a Long-Term Ecological Research (LTREB) renewal project. This collaborative research initiative extends one of North America's longest-running observational studies of insect populations through July 31, 2031,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Montana State University received a $239,412 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027. This EPSCOR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) Research Fellows award provides fellowship support to an Associate Professor at MSU and training for a graduate student in collaboration with Dr. Romain Lavaud at...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division received a $763,760 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded July 15, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2029. This award supports research examining the ecological effects of bison reintroduction to Blackfeet Nation grasslands in northern Montana, coinciding with one of the largest rewilding...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Montana received a $349,289 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, 2031. This collaborative research project develops improved methodologies for understanding how natural variability in environmental conditions—particularly water availability and temperature—affects tree growth across the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Colorado State University was awarded $420,762 under the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), Division of Environmental Biology, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2029. This collaborative research project investigates the mechanisms driving woody plant encroachment into alpine tundra ecosystems by examining plant-mycorrhizal-soil interactions and their density-dependent feedback effects. The research integrates...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Utah State University received a $399,995 Project Grant award 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, 2028. This research project investigates the functional consequences of community-environment disequilibria—the mismatch between ecological communities and their changing environments. The research addresses a critical gap...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology awarded $730,615 to the Corporation of the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory at Gothic under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for a Long-Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB) renewal project spanning August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2030. The award supports continuation of the world's longest detailed phenological dataset, maintained at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory...
Montana State University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $934,127 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology (CFDA 47.074: Biological Sciences) effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030. The award funds research examining how butterfly and plant communities in mesic ecosystems respond to aridification across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and Great Basin regions. Primary research deliverables include scientific documentation of long-term changes in butterfly and plant species associated with climate-driven drying, analysis of functional traits (such as host plant preferences, reproductive cycles, and plant morphology) that influence species survival and reproduction, and development of artificial intelligence (AI) models to predict changes in snow cover, growing seasons, and water-dependent plant community configurations under aridification scenarios. The project will produce additional knowledge products and engagement deliverables beyond core research findings. Educational outputs include training of graduate and undergraduate students in AI applications for ecological research. Public engagement deliverables comprise an interactive museum display and community science participation opportunities that translate project findings for non-specialist audiences. Research results will inform management decisions for public lands in the affected regions. The award supports NSF's broader mission to advance biological sciences through basic research while strengthening the Nation's scientific enterprise and workforce development capacity.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $934.1k | 6/23/26 |