Project Grant 2606890
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Notre Dame received a $245,239 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) awarded July 1, 2026, with completion by June 30, 2028. This collaborative research award supports the completion, commissioning, and facility delivery of the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) 2.0, an advanced exoplanet imaging instrument. The project delivers technological upgrades to all three core GPI...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Cornell University received a $556,256 Project Grant awarded August 15, 2025, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award funds development of the Cosmic Demographics Toolkit (CDT), a comprehensive suite of computational tools and software designed to enable astronomers to extract maximum scientific value from astronomical survey data. The toolkit will be...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Cornell University received a $334,648 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences directorate (CFDA 47.049) awarded on September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. This collaborative research award supports the development of next-generation pulsar timing array infrastructure in partnership with the DSA-2000 (Deep Synoptic Array) telescope project. The primary deliverables include the development...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Cornell University received a $351,460 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded August 15, 2025, with completion anticipated July 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will investigate natural irregularities in Earth's ionosphere at approximately 100 kilometers altitude, specifically sporadic E layers that interfere with radio wave propagation,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Cornell University received a $149,856 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This collaborative research project focuses on enhancing the SpECTRE open-source gravitational wave modeling software to optimize performance on advanced exascale supercomputing systems. The core deliverables include algorithmic improvements utilizing hybrid...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Arizona State University received a $561,949 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences (CFDA 47.049 – Mathematical and Physical Sciences program) on August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. The project develops advanced optical intensity interferometry technology using single-photon detectors coupled to small telescopes to achieve micro-arcsecond angular resolution for astronomical observations....
- Federal Project Grant Summary Cornell University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $468,881 Project Grant from NASA's Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) awarded March 1, 2026, with a completion date of February 29, 2028. The award supports execution of a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, administration priorities, and Congressional direction. Cornell serves as a key partner and...
- This $304,670 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support the development of a framework for analyzing time-resolved spectroscopic data. The awardee, Cornell University Office of Sponsored Programs, will develop algorithms to disentangle stellar activity signals from planetary signals in time-resolved spectral data from searches for Earth-like exoplanets. Specifically, the project aims to model single or multiple...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Cornell University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $293,997 Project Grant award from NASA's Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) on July 23, 2025, with a performance period extending through July 22, 2028. Based on the funding agency's programmatic guidance, this award supports scientific research aligned with NASA's strategic objective to expand human knowledge through new scientific discoveries. The specific scope of work is to execute a...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Cornell University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $272,945 Project Grant award from NASA's Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This award supports Cornell's participation in NASA's exploration initiative and scientific research portfolio, which encompasses investigations on and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. The funding enables the university to execute a balanced science...
Cornell University received a $103,573 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) awarded July 1, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2028. The award supports completion of technological upgrades to the Gemini Planet Imager 2.0 (GPI), an advanced exoplanet imaging instrument installed on the Gemini South Telescope in Chile. The project delivers improvements to three core GPI components: the adaptive optics (AO) system for correcting atmospheric turbulence, coronagraphic masks for blocking starlight, and the infrared integral field spectrograph (IFS) for imaging and spectral analysis. These upgrades enhance the instrument's contrast, sensitivity, and observing efficiency, enabling observation of fainter and younger stars to study planets earlier in their formation and facilitate atmospheric characterization of directly-imaged planets. Beyond instrument completion and commissioning, the grant supports relocation of GPI to the Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii and provides training opportunities for early-career researchers in laboratory development and operational astronomy at an international observatory. The deliverables position GPI to address fundamental questions regarding planet formation, evolution, and related astronomical phenomena while expanding access to advanced exoplanet imaging capabilities for the U.S. astronomical research community.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $103.6k | 6/24/26 |