Project Grant 2609280
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded the University of Delaware $109,926 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support analysis of IceCube neutrino observatory data through August 31, 2027. Work is performed in Newark, Delaware. The award funds U.S. university scientists to analyze data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a major NSF facility consisting of sensors embedded in Antarctic ice near the geographic South...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded $600,000 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Delaware on August 15, 2025, to support cosmic-ray physics research utilizing data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory located at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The project, with an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2026, funds scientists at six institutions to analyze cosmic-ray data collected...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Drexel University $135,000 on September 1, 2026, to support data analysis on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program. The award funds scientists at U.S. universities to analyze data from IceCube, the world's largest operating neutrino detector, which consists of sensors embedded in Antarctic ice near the geographic South Pole. The funded work capitalizes on the major facility investment to...
- The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded the University of Delaware $420,000 on September 1, 2026, to conduct collaborative research using data from the IceCube and KM3Net kilometer-scale neutrino observatories to search for new physics beyond the Standard Model. The project will develop the first combined IceCube-KM3Net dataset including neutrinos of all types from the entire sky, using advanced data analysis, statistical methods, and artificial...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded the University of Wisconsin–Madison $500,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to fund data analysis of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory through August 31, 2027. The award supports U.S. university scientists in analyzing data from IceCube, a neutrino detector embedded in Antarctic ice near the South Pole. The funded work covers detection and analysis of high-energy astrophysical...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs awarded the University of Maryland, College Park $300,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Polar Programs assistance listing (CFDA 47.078) to fund scientists at U.S. universities to analyze data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. The award funds continued analysis of high-energy neutrino data collected by IceCube, a neutrino detector embedded in Antarctic ice near the South Pole. IceCube has discovered high-energy neutrinos from...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Physics awarded a $2.33 million Project Grant to the University of Maryland, College Park on September 1, 2025, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for IceCube Data Analysis in the U.S. 2025-2028. This award supports continued scientific analysis of data collected by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a cubic-kilometer telescope embedded in Antarctic glacial ice that detects...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded a Cooperative Agreement to the University of Wisconsin - Madison on July 1, 2026, obligating $2.475 million to support management, operations, and maintenance of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the Amundsen Scott South Pole Station through June 30, 2031. The award funds continued operations of the world's most powerful neutrino telescope, which detects high-energy neutrinos from cosmic sources to advance research in fundamental...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Universities Research Association, Inc., $223,546 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support Pierre Auger Observatory operating funds. The award funds research into ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs), the highest-energy particles ever observed in the universe, which carry tens of millions of times more energy than particles produced by the world's most powerful particle...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded the University of Alabama $160,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for analysis of data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory through August 31, 2027. The funding supports scientists at the University of Alabama to analyze IceCube data, leveraging the facility's detection of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin and contributing to multimessenger astrophysics. IceCube, the...
The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded the University of Delaware $800,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support cosmic-ray physics analysis using data collected by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole Station. The award funds scientists at multiple U.S. institutions to continue analyzing cosmic-ray data from IceCube, which uses one cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice as a particle detector paired with IceTop, a surface array of 162 particle detectors. These instruments detect high-energy cosmic rays that strike Earth's atmosphere and produce cascades of secondary particles. The research investigates the origins of the highest-energy galactic cosmic rays and their interactions in Earth's atmosphere, while also examining related phenomena in the heliosphere, the Sun, and Earth's atmosphere. The project advances machine-learning techniques for cosmic-ray analysis and supports education and workforce development through IceCube masterclasses for high school students, research opportunities for university students, and STEM engagement programs. Performance of work occurs in Newark, Delaware. The period of performance runs from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027. The assistance type is a Project Grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $800.0k | 8/6/26 |