Project Grant 2602798
- 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 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 Grant Award Summary The University of Michigan received a $329,936 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded July 15, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative with the University of Pittsburgh investigates the mechanisms of animal migration termination, specifically focusing on monarch butterfly habitat selection at...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Central Michigan University received a $890,730 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2030. This collaborative research initiative investigates the behavioral and neuromolecular mechanisms underlying male-male competition and aggression biases in cichlid fish species. The research employs an...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Michigan Technological University received a $199,896 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This two-year planning grant supports the development of a knowledge management system to enhance coordination and information sharing across the U.S. research enterprise. The project deliverables include: (1)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology awarded Grand Valley State University $485,620 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) effective August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2030. This collaborative research project will develop the Global Lake Metabolism Repository (GLAMR), a comprehensive public database synthesizing ecosystem metabolism data from at least 300 globally distributed lakes encompassing 1,500 lake-years and 400,000...
- 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 This $606,871 Project Grant, awarded July 15, 2025, by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), supports collaborative research examining how nutrient availability drove eukaryotic diversification during the Tonian Period (1000–720 million years ago). The research initiative brings together seven principal investigators, one postdoctoral fellow, five graduate students, and two...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The University of Michigan-Dearborn received a $464,993 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective January 15, 2026 through December 31, 2028. This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site award supports the delivery of structured summer research training programs that will serve 10 community college and junior college...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received a $148,765 Project Grant award dated September 15, 2025, from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The project, "Urban Wetlands: Partnership Building for Community-Based Conservation Education," delivers two primary products: (1) bi-monthly facilitated meetings between Michigan State University researchers and...
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 scientific products through laboratory and field experiments, data synthesis, and computational modeling to produce large, artificial intelligence (AI)-ready datasets documenting facilitation mechanisms across freshwater species groups, including fishes and insects. Research outputs will test the Stress-Gradient Hypothesis across three critical dimensions: abiotic context, functional traits, and spatio-temporal scale, generating cross-scale ecological inference applicable from continental to streambed-level analysis. In addition to advancing facilitation theory and identifying roles of positive interactions that could enhance fisheries and aquaculture productivity, the award funds workforce development through trainee skill-building in AI applications including data synthesis, visualization, and programming languages. The project produces public-facing educational deliverables—videos and lesson plans—to communicate the importance and breadth of positive interactions in freshwater environments. These convergent contributions address critical knowledge gaps in understanding species interactions within imperiled freshwater ecosystems while building research capacity in emerging computational methodologies.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $236.0k | 6/26/26 |