Project Grant 2602797
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Clemson University's Division of Research received a $635,184 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 a completion date of May 31, 2029. The collaborative research project will produce scientific outputs addressing positive biotic interactions in freshwater ecosystems, specifically how facilitation—wherein one species modifies...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northern Michigan University received a $236,015 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology (CFDA 47.074 – Biological Sciences program) awarded June 15, 2026, with completion targeted for May 31, 2029. This collaborative research initiative advances understanding of facilitation—positive biotic interactions where one species improves habitat conditions for other species—in freshwater ecosystems. The project delivers...
- 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 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 Project Grant Award Summary Colorado Mesa University received $169,540 in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Environmental Biology, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for a collaborative research project spanning January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. The project, titled "Collaborative Research: Mechanisms to Explain Continental Scaling of Size Spectra in Freshwater Streams," will produce fundamental research outputs examining...
- 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...
- Montana State University received a $189,528 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) for the period of February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2023. The award will support research investigating the effects of a dam malfunction and resulting drought on aquatic insect emergence in the Madison River in Montana. Specifically, the university will quantify salmonfly density, biomass,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded $444,570 to the University of South Dakota under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for collaborative research investigating mechanisms that drive ecosystem energy flow patterns across freshwater streams at continental scales. The research project, running from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028, will leverage the NSF-supported National Ecological Observatory...
- 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...
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 communities across varying environmental conditions. The project will test the Stress-Gradient Hypothesis by examining three key factors: abiotic context, functional traits, and spatio-temporal scale. Researchers will employ laboratory and field experiments, data synthesis, and modeling to produce artificial intelligence-ready datasets examining facilitation across freshwater species groups, including fishes and insects, to enable cross-scale inference from continental to streambed levels. The project will deliver multiple research products and educational outputs, including large synthesized datasets of facilitation interactions formatted for AI applications, publications on facilitation theory, and predictive models identifying how positive interactions influence ecosystem productivity. Additionally, the award supports workforce development in artificial intelligence applications, data visualization, and programming languages for research trainees. Broader impacts include public outreach through videos and educational lesson plans highlighting positive interactions in freshwater ecosystems, with potential applications to improving productivity and yields in fisheries and aquaculture sectors.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $760.5k | 6/26/26 |