Project Grant 2607252
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $1,038,104 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective October 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. This award funds research investigating the evolutionary and neurogenomic mechanisms underlying species discrimination during character displacement and speciation. The project integrates transcriptomic and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $1.225 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) on July 15, 2025, with performance completion scheduled for June 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will investigate the development, evolution, and elaboration of anterior lateral line systems in vertebrate fishes and amphibians. The project will...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $501,879 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project delivers fundamental scientific knowledge regarding bacterial gliding motility mechanisms through an integrated multidisciplinary approach combining genetics, biophysics,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $160,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative advances weak form scientific machine learning (WSCIML) methodologies to develop interpretable mathematical models that predict insect-killing virus dynamics in forest...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award funds research to develop a novel class of dynamic molecules based on intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) that can sense environmental cues and trigger rapid, gated cellular...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $715,655 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective October 1, 2025, through February 28, 2029. This CAREER award funds basic neuroscience research investigating how multiple brain regions work in concert to enable cognitive flexibility and task switching behavior. The research employs mouse models to...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The University of Chicago received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The award, dated July 15, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028, supports fundamental research on stability, typicality, and rigidity in smooth dynamics. The project investigates the mathematical principles governing predictable versus...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology awarded a $1,274,370 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This collaborative research initiative investigates how rapidly changing ocean conditions impact lanternfishes and bristlemouths—the most abundant vertebrates on Earth, collectively comprising nearly half of...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $1.5M Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) awarded June 1, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2027. This Phase II POSE (Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems) award funds the development of a mature open-source ecosystem around GEN3, an open-source software platform that enables researchers to manage, analyze, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $1,189,505 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This collaborative initiative establishes a comprehensive ecosystem of data science education pathways on Chicago's South Side in partnership with Olive-Harvey Community College, Middle College High School at Gary Comer Educational Campus, Chicago State University, and Xchange...
The University of Chicago received a $990,905 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. This research project will develop and test novel indicators for predicting ecological state flips—abrupt transitions between different ecosystem states—by studying rocky shore plant and animal communities across spatial and temporal environmental gradients. The primary deliverables include empirical validation of leading indicators (such as increased variance and temporal autocorrelation) that signal approaching critical transitions, utilizing photo-transects and extended parallel data series analysis to demonstrate predictive efficacy across replicated state flip scenarios. Beyond core research outputs, the project will generate practical quantitative biotechnologies applicable to fisheries, agriculture, and forestry management. The award includes a significant training and workforce development component spanning high school students through postdoctoral fellows and biological technicians, with participation from local stakeholders in the research process. The research leverages classical ecological zonation patterns on rocky shores to circumvent traditional barriers in studying state flips, enabling systematic investigation of ecological dynamics as stress conditions increase or decrease across known environmental gradients.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $990.9k | 6/29/26 |