Project Grant 2606409
- The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded CAL Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation (doing business as HSU Foundation) $181,541 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for collaborative research on fast radio burst follow-up observations. The research initiative, called the Fast and Fortunate FRB Follow-Up Collaboration (F4), conducts comprehensive multi-wavelength follow-up campaigns on fast radio...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $680,431 Project Grant to the University of California Santa Cruz under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports the FAST and Fortunate for FRB Follow-up (F4) research team to conduct follow-up observations of hundreds of Fast Radio Bursts across the sky. Specifically, the team will acquire, analyze, and disseminate deep, multi-band imaging and spectroscopy of FRB...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded Northwestern University $378,692 on September 1, 2026, to conduct fundamental physics research on the circumgalactic medium surrounding galaxies under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project uses galaxy formation simulations and observational comparisons to test competing physical models of how halo gas transitions between cooler and hotter forms, and how stellar and active galactic...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded the President and Fellows of Harvard College $417,136 on December 15, 2025, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to map the distribution of baryons in the cosmic web using fast radio bursts detected by the Deep Synoptic Array. The research team will analyze a growing catalog of localized fast radio bursts (FRBs) discovered by the 110-antenna Deep Synoptic Array (DSA-110) located near Big Pine,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Northwestern University received a $587,631 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop advanced computational models of dense star clusters. The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, supports research combining astronomy, theoretical astrophysics, high-performance computing, and machine learning to simulate the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences (CFDA 47.049 – Mathematical and Physical Sciences) awarded $129,033 to the CAL Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation (HSU Foundation) on September 1, 2025, with a completion date of February 28, 2026. This project grant supports the Fast and Fortunate for FRB Follow-up (F4) collaborative research team, comprising investigators from the University of California Santa Cruz, Northwestern...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northwestern University received a $313,105 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project, performed in partnership with the University of North Carolina and the University of Pennsylvania, develops advanced supercomputer simulations to model globular cluster formation...
- The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded Northwestern University $481,860 on September 1, 2026, to build STAREMBED, a unified multi-survey data infrastructure for machine learning model development and evaluation in time-domain astrophysics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Northwestern's interdisciplinary team of astronomers and computer scientists will construct a platform to unify heterogeneous light curves of...
- Northwestern University received a $330,794 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences on September 1, 2021 to complete work by August 31, 2024. The grant funds collaborative research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CDS & E: CONSTRAINING THE UNCERTAIN PHYSICS OF GALAXY FORMATION: COSMIC RAYS, BLACK HOLES, AND BEYOND." The award falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to promote progress in these fields...
- Northwestern University received a $618,125 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences on September 1, 2021 to complete the project by August 31, 2024. The grant is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise. Under this award, Northwestern University will conduct a self-consistent Bayesian investigation of star cluster...
The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded Northwestern University $486,333 on September 1, 2026, for collaborative research on fast radio burst (FRB) follow-up observations under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The research addresses three fundamental questions about FRB progenitors: dissecting local environments on 50-parsec scales and searching for multi-wavelength counterparts; expanding FRB studies to probe cosmic structure, progenitor delay-times, extreme energetics, and scattering; and initiating systematic analysis as the number of known FRBs approaches 10,000. The work leverages real-time access to FRB discoveries from experiments across four continents to conduct comprehensive multi-wavelength follow-up campaigns from gamma-rays to radio frequencies, enabling milliarcsecond localizations and the first population-level studies of FRB local environments. The program includes educational initiatives launching a college course on historical women in astronomy in university classrooms and developing a series of high school classes to expand STEM career access in under-resourced schools through partnerships with local programs. Work is performed in Evanston, Illinois, with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. Northwestern University's Sponsored Research Division is the recipient.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $486.3k | 8/3/26 |