Project Grant 2606385
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Colorado a $299,999 Project Grant effective August 15, 2025, through July 31, 2027, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). This exploratory research initiative investigates the impacts of harmful algal blooms (HABs) on Arctic populations and marine ecosystems, with a focus on western Greenland's Ilulissat/Disko Bay region. The project delivers scientific research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded $287,230 to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York at Binghamton effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project investigates moisture-driven mechanisms of Antarctic ice sheet growth during the Miocene Climate Optimum (approximately 17 to 14.8 million years ago). The primary deliverables include advanced climate and ice...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs awarded $248,000 to the University of Massachusetts Boston under CFDA 47.078 (Polar Programs) on July 1, 2025, for a collaborative research project investigating Arctic sea ice coverage and biogeochemical impacts over the past 150,000 years. The primary deliverables include geochemical analyses of three sediment cores from Arctic regions, utilizing helium and thorium isotopes as novel proxies for...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded a $794,401 Project Grant to the University of California, Davis on July 15, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2028. This research initiative characterizes seasonal metabolism changes in photosynthetic microbial mats located in Lake Fryxell, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. The project addresses the extreme seasonality challenges faced by benthic cyanobacterial mat...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded $749,828 to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego to advance coupled atmosphere-ocean-sea ice modeling for the Antarctic region. The project, which commenced September 1, 2025, and concludes August 31, 2028, will deliver enhanced numerical models and scientific analyses that improve the representation of atmospheric cloud physics,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Colorado received a $317,922 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative develops novel artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning methodologies to automate sea-ice classification and mapping by addressing critical data quality irregularities in existing label...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs awarded a $770,209 Project Grant to Georgia TECH Research Corp (Award Date: September 1, 2025; Completion Date: August 31, 2030) under the Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) solicitation. The primary deliverable is the development of a comprehensive continent-wide map of basal temperatures across Antarctica by integrating decades of airborne radar sounding observations with artificial intelligence...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded $782,557 to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on August 1, 2025, for a CAREER project addressing dimensionality reduction of glacier and ice-sheet processes using deep learning. The primary deliverable is the development and evaluation of three high-efficiency artificial intelligence (AI)-based modules that represent complex glacier processes for integration...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Old Dominion University Research Foundation was awarded $125,105 under a postdoctoral fellowship project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) on December 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026. This award funds research investigating linkages among sea ice, phytoplankton, and carbon cycling in the West Antarctic Peninsula's marginal ice zone. The research deliverables include analysis of phenology...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded $1,254,587 to The Regents of the University of Colorado on September 1, 2025, to deploy a multi-constellation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver array across Antarctic sites for ionosphere and space weather monitoring. This five-year project, concluding August 31, 2030, will establish ground stations that collectively monitor ionospheric activity and detect space weather...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado a $1.01M project grant effective October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027, to conduct a five-year time-series research program investigating coastal Antarctic snow algae and light-absorbing particles in the Western Antarctic Peninsula. The research initiative will evaluate how temperature, light-absorbing particles, snow algae growth, and radiative forcing effects impact snow and ice melt in this rapidly warming region. Deliverables include ground-based and remote sensing measurements collected across multiple spatial scales, novel computer algorithms developed to map ice algal bloom effects using satellite imagery, and quantified impacts on regional snow and ice melt patterns. The project will advance understanding of snow algae growing seasons and their climate implications through international collaboration with the Chilean Antarctic Program and integration of citizen science data collection via the International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators. The award also encompasses educational and workforce development components, with research findings and Antarctic results integrated into undergraduate curricula and research opportunities at the University of Colorado. The university will conduct comparative studies of landscape algae and snow algae in the Pacific Northwest, supporting curriculum enhancement and student research opportunities. This project contributes to the NSF Polar Programs' broader objective of advancing fundamental knowledge in polar regions and addressing climate change impacts through interdisciplinary research conducted in Antarctic environments.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.0m | 1/8/26 |